2. Well Done! WIPEOUTWell Done! WIPEOUT Well Done! What are some death penalty methods still used today? Lethal Injection Stoning Single shot to the head Buried Alive BeheadingSawing Falling from an unknown height Boiling to death Firing SquadGas Chamber Crushed by an elephant Electric Chair

3. Capital Punishment in the U.K Learning Intentions Describe examples (2) of the death penalty being used in the UK. Explain arguments for and against its use in these cases

4. Facts and figures... “It costs £700 a week to keep a prisoner in a British jail. On average someone who is serving a life sentence will cost the tax payer £550,000.” “ So why don ’ t we still have the death penalty and get rid of them ?” Try to come up with at least two reasons we don’t have the death penalty as punishment in the UK.

5. The last woman... 1955: Ruth Ellis hanged for killing lover “Convicted murderer Ruth Ellis has been hanged at Holloway Prison, London. Ellis was sentenced to death at the Old Bailey for shooting her lover, 25- year-old racing driver David Blakely at Pub in north London on Easter Sunday. Home Secretary Major Lloyd George rejected the final appeals to reprieve the 28-year-old former model and nightclub hostess last night.” The jury found her guilty after deliberating for only 14 minutes. "It was obvious that when I shot him I intended to kill him."

6. Ruth Ellis The trial and punishment of Ruth Ellis became notorious as she was the last woman in England to be executed. What was the jury not told? She had suffered a miscarriage just 10 days before the killing after David Blakely had punched her in the stomach. Raped by her father and addicted to anti- depressants? Victim of domestic violence.

7. Ruth Ellis What happened after ? 1,000 people stood silently outside the prison waiting for the execution The death penalty in the UK was suspended in 1965 and permanently removed in 1970. Ruth Ellis' family campaigned for her murder conviction to be reduced to manslaughter on the grounds of provocation. They argued Ellis was suffering "battered woman syndrome". Appeal judges ruled she had been properly convicted of murder according to the law as it stood at the time

8. Activity i. Cut out and stick the key information about Ruth Ellis into your jotter. ii. Complete the questions in your jotter. iii. Ensure you are giving enough detail to gain full marks for each question.