Conditional pardon granted for Ruth Ellis, last woman executed in UK - 8/Jul/2026

Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be executed in the UK, has been granted a posthumous conditional pardon. Ellis was hanged at London's Holloway Prison in 1955 after being convicted of murdering her lover David Blakely. Her family have campaigned for her murder conviction to be overturned, arguing she was a victim of domestic abuse and was physically and emotionally abused by Blakely before shooting him. Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy told MPs the King had granted the pardon, saying that the death penalty had been replaced with a sentence of life imprisonment. There is now a crime playlist on the channel if you are interested as well. From October 2024+ (previous crimes videos are in the people playlist). #crime #crimeUK #ruthellis #ruthellispardoned #ruthellis2026 #pardon #pardonUK