The last woman executed in Britain is given a conditional pardon
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FILE - Platinum Blonde Model Ruth Ellis is shown in 1955 photo. (AP Photo, file)The Magdala pub, where Ruth Ellis, the last woman in Britain to be executed, gunned down her lover in 1955, is seen Wednesday, July 8, 2026, in London. (AP Photo/Brian Melley)Laura Enston, granddaughter of Ruth Ellis, makes a statement to the media outside the Houses of Parliament, London, Wednesday July 8, 2026, as Ruth Ellis, the last woman executed in Britain, was posthumously granted a conditional pardon. (Annabel Lee-Ellis/PA via AP)FILE - Mrs. Ruth Ellis, 28-year-old divorcee sentenced to hang on July 13 for killing her lover because he jilted her, passed up the last chance to appeal her sentence in London on July 4, 1955. (AP Photo, file)The Magdala pub, where Ruth Ellis, the last woman in Britain to be executed, gunned down her lover in 1955, is seen Wednesday, July 8, 2026, in London. (AP Photo/Brian Melley)
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FILE - Platinum Blonde Model Ruth Ellis is shown in 1955 photo. (AP Photo, file)