British Executions

John MacDonald

Age: 21

Sex: male

Crime: murder

Date Of Execution: 30 Sep 1902

Crime Location: Wentworth Street, Spitalfields, London

Execution Place: Pentonville

Method: hanging

Executioner: William Billington

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

John MacDonald was convicted of the murder of John Groves 35 and sentenced to death.

He stabbed him in Wentworth Street, Spitalfields, London on Thursday 28 August 1902.

see National Archives - HO 144/672/100350, CRIM 1/75/7

see Portsmouth Evening News - Wednesday 01 October 1902

see Dundee Courier - Saturday 30 August 1902

see Homicide 1902