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Conditional pardon granted for Ruth Ellis, last woman executed in UK

Politics BBC By BBC 08 Jul 2026 13:43 1 min read
Conditional pardon granted for Ruth Ellis, last woman executed in UK

Ruth Ellis was hanged at London's Holloway Prison in 1955 after being convicted of murdering her lover David Blakely.

Ruth Ellis was hanged at London's Holloway Prison in 1955 after being convicted of murdering her lover David Blakely.

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