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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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[–] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Three generations fucked over with deaths, lifelong traumas, and holes to climb out of just to live a normal life.