BRITAIN/INTERNATIONAL: At peace now after 56 years.THE body of a man executed for a murder he did not commit was given a Christian burial A Christian burial is the burial of a deceased person with ecclesiastical rites in consecrated ground. History and Antecedents of the Roman Catholic Burial ritual Early Historical Evidence Among the Greeks and Romans, both cremation and burial were practiced. yesterday. George Kelly was hanged 56 years ago at Liverpool Prison for shooting dead the manager of the Cameo cinema in Liverpool during a bungled bun·gle v. bun·gled, bun·gling, bun·gles v.intr. To work or act ineptly or inefficiently. v.tr. To handle badly; botch. See Synonyms at botch. n. burglary. The 27-year-old labourer, whose conviction was quashed in June 2003 by the Court of Appeal, was buried in an unconsecrated prison grave, later covered by a car park. A funeral was held at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King in Liverpool yesterday before his remains were interred at Allerton cemetery. |
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