Last woman executed in Britain for killing abusive lover is given a conditional pardon

LONDON (AP) — The last woman to be executed in Britain, for gunning down her abusive lover outside a London pub more than 70 years ago, will be conditionally pardoned, Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy said Wednesday. Ruth Ellis, a 28-year-old single mother and nightclub hostess, was hanged on July...

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