British Executions

Henry Mack

Age: 29

Sex: male

Crime: murder

Date Of Execution: 2 Dec 1902

Crime Location: 22 Hopwood Street, Oldham

Execution Place: Manchester

Method: hanging

Executioner: William Billington

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

Henry Mack was convicted of the murder of his girlfriend Esther Elizabeth Bedford 32 and sentenced to death.

He had been beating her over a number of days between 2 and 12 August 1902 by kicking and hitting her as well as throwing boiling water at her.

see National Archives - ASSI 52/67, HO 144/681/102278

see Tamworth Herald - Saturday 22 November 1902

see Homicide 1902