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Descendants Seek Pardon for Last Woman Hanged in the UK

Relatives argue the execution was unjust given evidence of domestic abuse.

23 October 2025 · 00:56 UTC

The grandchildren of the last woman executed in the United Kingdom have petitioned for her posthumous pardon, seventy years after her death.

The woman was hanged for killing her partner, who her family claims had subjected her to years of severe abuse.

Lawyers representing the descendants say new evidence and shifting societal attitudes toward domestic violence should lead to a formal exoneration, marking a symbolic act of justice long overdue.