The Horrific Cruelty Suffered by Harriet Staunton at the Hand of Her Husband

Five days before her death, her one-year-old son Thomas died in Guys Hospital of malnutrition.

Harriet Staunton, also known as Harriet Richardson, died in Penge, London, on 13th April 1877. Five days before her death, her one-year-old son Thomas died in Guys Hospital of malnutrition.

Five months after her death, her husband, his girlfriend, brother and sister-in-law were found guilty of her murder and sentenced to death.

Doubt over the medical evi…