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'Don’t let them kill me' - the tragic final plea of Dorset’s last woman to hang

Charlotte Bryant was hanged after an all-male jury convicted her of poisoning her husband with arsenic from weed-killer; over 1,000 people gathered outside Exeter Prison.

Summary by Dorset Echo
In 1936, 29‑year‑old mother‑of‑five Charlotte Bryant was the last Dorset woman to be hanged for murder - here is the tragic story of her execution

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Dorset Echo broke the news in Weymouth, United Kingdom on Sunday, March 8, 2026.
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