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Grandchildren of last woman hanged in U.K. seek her pardon 70 years after she killed her "abusive, violent partner," lawyer says
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Grandchildren of last woman hanged in U.K. seek her pardon 70 years after she killed her "abusive, violent partner," lawyer says

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Ruth Ellis, a 28-year-old nightclub hostess, was hanged in July 1955 for shooting dead racing driver David Blakely as he came out of a pub in London.

The grandchildren of the last woman to be executed in Britain have called for Ruth Ellis to be pardoned, 70 years after she was sent to the gallows for murdering her "abusive" lover, their lawyers said Wednesday. Ellis, a 28-year-old nightclub hostes... [3911 chars]

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