Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month ago

Ruth Ellis: last woman to be hanged in UK gets pardon 71 years on

www.thetimes.com

Ruth Ellis: last woman to be hanged in UK gets pardon 71 years on

www.thetimes.com

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Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month ago

The death penalty given for shooting her abusive partner is replaced on record with a life sentence ‘to recognise a profound injustice in this exceptional case’

Linked article has paywall; equally good article (but with slightly less not-the-onion headline):

Family of Ruth Ellis, last woman executed in UK, wins posthumous government pardon

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