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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Robert Dex

Woman hanged for murder 100 years ago may finally win pardon

A woman hanged for murder 100 years ago despite a lack of serious evidence may receive a pardon after her conviction was referred to Criminal Cases Review Commission.

The case of 29-year-old Edith Thompson has been described as one of the worst miscarriages of justice in British history.

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