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Ruth Ellis (* 9 October 1926 in Rhyl; " 13 July 1955 in London) was a British She was the last woman, who was executed in Great Britain. It died at the age of 28 years on 13 July 1955 in the Londoner Holloway Prison by the cord, guiltily the murder at her lover David Blakely. Ellis frequently portraitiert as victims of a brutal lover, who abused it.

Background of the act

Ruth Ellis was barmaid in a night club of London. Here she became acquainted with also the running driver David Drummond Moffat Blakely and began a stormy dear affair with him, while whose he often struck her. Blakely began it however after some time to meiden.10 days before the murder had it an abortion, which was due to an impact into the belly. As its case became called the public admits after pardon - this became it however does not assign. A daily paper paid their even two defenders. It admitted the murder however readily: Ellis: "It is obvious that when I SHOT him I intended tons kill him." (Translation: "It is nevertheless clear that I wanted to kill it, when I had shot at him. ")

Act course of events

It waited for Blakely before a restaurant, in which it had seen it by the window. When Blakely ignored it with leaving the Pubs, she got a loaded gun from her handbag and fired a shot on him. This shot missed it however and hurt as transverse racquet a Passantin at the hand. Their second shot let Blakely fall to soil. It went to it and fired the remaining four balls from short distance in Blakelys at the soil lying body. Afterwards it could be arrested without resistance, still in the hand holding the murder weapon. Blakely still died on the travel to the hospital.