ruth ellis was the last woman hung in england.
who was the last woman hung in england?
ruth ellis
the last woman to be hanged in britain, ruth ellis, was sentenced to death for a murder committed on south hill park. she shot her boyfriend, david blakely, outside a public house, the magdala, on 10 april 1955. the pub is now closed and the building converted into apartments.





















































coincidentally, the second-last woman to be hanged in britain, styllou christofi, lived a few metres from the magdala at 11 south hill park, with her son and daughter-in-law. she was executed in december 1954, four months before ellis committed her crime.





















































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