British Executions

Charles Edward Prescott

Age: 23

Sex: male

Crime: murder

Date Of Execution: 5 Mar 1946

Crime Location: Crummock Bank Farm, Waverton

Execution Place: Durham

Method: hanging

Executioner: Thomas Pierrepoint

Source: http://discovery.nationalarchives.co.uk

Charles Edward Prescott murdered Sarah Jean Young 19 who he shot at Crummock Bank Farm, near Waverton on 19 November 1945.

see National Archives - DPP 2/1445