Ruth Ellis: Posthumous conditional pardon acknowledges abuse in UK's last execution

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Ruth Ellis: Posthumous conditional pardon acknowledges abuse in UK's last execution
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Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be executed in the UK, has been granted a posthumous conditional pardon by the King. The ruling does not deem her innocent of murder, but replaces the death penalty with life imprisonment to recognise the profound injustice in her case and the abuse she endured in a coercive relationship.

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