Hanratty

/ hænˈrætɪ /

noun

1. James. 1936–62, Englishman executed, despite conflicting evidence, for a murder on the A6 road. Subsequent public concern played a major part in the abolition of capital punishment in Britain. New DNA evidence led to an appeal by Hanratty's supporters being dismissed in 2002

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Her stories unfold, often in the fictional towns of Jubilee or Hanratty, with a direct simplicity paired with painstaking craftsmanship.

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Gerard Hanratty, a public law expert, says: "You can put lots of different things on a label. It doesn't mean to say that it is then legal and you are compliant with the regulations."

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Christopher Hanratty, 30, targeted Jean Lindsay, 50, at the property in Parkhead on 24 September last year.

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Seconds later, Hanratty headbutted Miss Lindsay on the face before slapping her head and body.

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On Monday, Hanratty pled guilty at Glasgow Sheriff Court to abducting Miss Lindsay to her severe injury and danger of life.

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