Stephen Beard, the grandson of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be executed in the UK, is urging for her to be pardoned. Ellis was convicted of murdering her lover outside a pub in 1955 and was sentenced to death, but Beard argues that she was a victim of a grave miscarriage of justice. He believes that the judge’s decision to impose the death penalty was incorrect, and hopes that a recent ITV drama on his grandmother’s case will shed light on the injustice she faced.
Ellis, who shot her lover David Blakely, was hanged at Holloway prison following a swift conviction by an Old Bailey jury. Beard contends that the case reveals evidence of battered woman syndrome and diminished responsibility, suggesting that Ellis may have been driven to commit the crime due to abuse from Blakely.
The upcoming ITV drama, “A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story,” will delve into the details of Ellis’s case and feature renowned actors like Lucy Boynton and Toby Jones. Beard is optimistic that the series will prompt a re-examination of his grandmother’s conviction and potentially lead to a posthumous pardon.
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