Hanged for the Word If

In 1952 a shopkeeper named Lily Volpert was murdered in the docks district of Cardiff, known as Tiger Bay. A Somali former merchant seaman, Mahmood Hussein Mattan, was charged with the murder, convicted and hanged. But 46 years later he became the first person in British history to have a murder conviction overturned after being executed.

Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
1 mins
Status
Finished
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Type
Movie
Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
1 mins
Status
Finished
Start Date
Nov 10, 2023
Season
2023
Ratings
0
Popularity
0
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0
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0
Producers
Elephant Tree Productions
Genres
Crime
Country
GB

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In 1952 a shopkeeper named Lily Volpert was murdered in the docks district of Cardiff, known as Tiger Bay. A Somali former merchant seaman, Mahmood Hussein Mattan, was charged with the murder, convicted and hanged. But 46 years later he became the first person in British history to have a murder conviction overturned after being executed.

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Japanese

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