British Executions

John Dand

Age: 32

Sex: male

Crime: murder

Date Of Execution: 12 Jun 1951

Crime Location:

Execution Place: Manchester

Method: hanging

Executioner: unknown

Source: http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/

John Dand murdered Walter Wyld 72 who he battered and stabbed at 199 Huntingdon Road, York on 27 January 1951. He was found dead in his kitchen.

After the murder police found £73 in a box in a gas oven at Walter Wyld's home. The court heard that John Dand, who was a press operator had stolen £3.