British Executions

George Nunn

Age: 18

Sex: male

Crime: murder

Date Of Execution: 21 Nov 1899

Crime Location: Wrotham, Kent

Execution Place: unknown

Method: hanging

Executioner: unknown

Source: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4134479

George Nunn was convicted of the murder of 33-year-old Eliza Dixon and sentenced to death.

He stopped her as she was going home with some beer for her husband in Wortham near Diss on 8 July 1899 and made an improper suggestion which she rejected and when she resisted he stabbed her in the throat.

see National Archives - HO 144/279/A61425

see Sheffield Evening Telegraph - Thursday 02 November 1899

see Penny Illustrated Paper - Saturday 22 July 1899

 

see Homicide 1899