The case of a woman who was hanged 100 years ago for the murder of her husband is to be reviewed as a potential miscarriage of justice.
Freddy Bywaters , the lover of Edith Thompson, pictured with her and her husband Percy Thompson in the married couple's garden in east London
The case caused a huge sensation as letters written by Edith uncovered during the police investigation revealed an affair between her and the killer. An application for a posthumous pardon under the Royal Prerogative of Mercy was made by a City firm of solicitors in July on behalf of Prof René Weis, who was previously made Edith's heir and executor by her family.
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