The last woman executed in the United Kingdom receives a conditional posthumous pardon

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Grave of Ruth Ellis, in Amersham, 47 kilometers north-west of London. — Grave of Ruth Ellis, in Amersham, 47 kilometers northwest of London. Wikipedia

08/07/2026

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Ruth Ellis, the last woman executed in the United Kingdom, has received a conditional posthumous pardon commuting the death sentence imposed on her in 1955 to a life sentence. British Justice Secretary David Lammy noted that the decision "does not mean she was innocent".

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