Ruth Ellis's grandson speaks out on GB News after grandmother handed conditional pardon
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Ruth Ellis's grandson has sat down with GB News after the last woman hanged was handed a conditional pardon yesterday.Born in Wales, Ellis was a Soho nightclub hostess, who was in a relationship with an abusive partner, David Blakely.
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On April 10 1955, Ellis shot Blakely dead outside The Magdala public house in Hampstead, London and was later arrested.And, just two months later, Ellis was found guilty of premeditated murder and sentenced to death, and was hanged at Holloway Prison on July 13.
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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Yesterday, the King issued the conditional pardon to Ellis, changing the sentence from execution to life imprisonment instead following an extensive campaign by her family.Now, her grandson, Stephen Beard, has spoken out about what he thinks of the "monumental" breakthrough for his grandmother."It's huge," Mr Beard started.
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It was a monumental day yesterday.
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In essence, it's the removal of a negative blotch in our family history."He added: "We have effectively...
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