William Duell (criminal)

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William Duell (1724-1805) was a 16-year-old boy who, along with five others, gang raped Sarah Griffin, who later died from her injuries, during a robbery in Acton, London, England. On 24 November 1740, he was hanged in Tyburn, along with four others, but survived the hanging. His sentence was commuted to transportation to America, where he died at an advanced age following the revolution.