murder of John Alan West

Quando

1964

Tipo

Homicídio

Coordenadas

54.60° N, 2.00° W

Description

1964 robbery/murder, resulting in last use of death penalty in Britain

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1964 robbery/murder, resulting in last use of death penalty in Britain

The murder of John Alan West on 7 April 1964 was the crime which led to the last death sentences being carried out in the United Kingdom. West, a 53-year-old van driver for a laundry company, was beaten and stabbed to death by Gwynne Evans and Peter Allen, who had gone to rob him at his home in Seaton, Cumberland.

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