Letter written by Ruth Ellis the day before her hanging is snapped up by Welsh buyer

A LETTER written by convicted murderer Ruth Ellis the day before she was executed has been bought by an undisclosed buyer from Wales. It is "coming home," an auctioneer said.

- By DAVID POWELL

with boyfriend David Blakely in 1955 and (below) the letter

Ellis penned the letter to her MP the day before she was hanged for killing her abusive lover David Blakely. The nightclub hostess and convicted murderer, originally from Rhyl, had shot Blakely outside The Magdala pub in Hampstead in London in 1955.

She was executed at HM Prison Holloway, London, aged 28, and was the last woman to be hanged in Britain.

Yesterday, Forum Auctions auctioneers in London auctioned the historic document - Lot 41 - in the sale of Fine Books and Manuscripts. It was expected to fetch £1,500 to £2,000.