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Last woman to be hanged in the UK pardoned 70 years on— Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in United Kingdom, has been granted a conditional pardon following the Deputy Prime Minister’s advice (www.gov.uk)

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[-] wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 6 days ago

Phew. Just in time, too! 🤌🏼

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