![]() Taking only seven seconds from Inglis leaving his cell to the opening of the trapdoor. ![]() His place in the history books was guaranteed on that date when he underwent the fastest hanging in British prison history. He was imprisoned in Strangeways to await execution, which was carried out on May 8th. Inglis was convicted of murder in 1951, having strangled 50-year-old Alice Morgan in Hull in the February of that year. ![]() James Inglis is probably not the most famous name on this list, but he does hold a significant place within the records of Strangeways. ![]() In her previous stay in prison Davison had gone on hunger strike for five and a half days, losing 21 pounds, and so after two and a half days she was released from Strangeways.įour years later, with the Suffrage campaign still ongoing, Davison ran out onto the track at the Epsom Derby and was struck and killed by King George V’s horse. ![]()
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