Ruth Ellis, the last woman executed in Britain, has been posthumously granted conditional pardon, according to Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy. Ellis, a 28-year-old single mother, was hanged in 1955 for killing her abusive lover, David Blakely. The pardon a…
LONDON (AP) The last woman to be executed in Britain, for gunning down her abusive lover outside a London pub more than 70 years ago, has been posthumously granted a conditional pardon, Deputy Prime … [+3673 chars]
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