# Ruth Ellis, last woman to be hanged in UK, gets conditional posthumous pardon

- Published: 2026-07-08T16:15:43Z
- Updated: 2026-07-09T13:44:07Z
- Section: Breaking
- Language: English (en)
- Source: BBC News — https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crel4rj801do?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
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Ruth Ellis was hanged at London's Holloway Prison in 1955 after being convicted of murdering her lover David Blakely.

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