Minnie Dean

Minnie Dean
Minnie Dean at the time of her marriage in 1873
Born(1844-09-02)2 September 1844
Greenock, Scotland
Died12 August 1895(1895-08-12) (aged 50)
Invercargill, New Zealand
Cause of deathExecution by hanging
Resting placeWinton Cemetery
46°07.702′S 168°19.529′E / 46.128367°S 168.325483°E / -46.128367; 168.325483 (Minnie Dean's grave)
Criminal statusExecuted
ConvictionMurder (1895)
Criminal penaltyDeath by hanging

Williamina Dean (née McCulloch; 2 September 1844 – 12 August 1895) was a New Zealander who was found guilty of infanticide and hanged. She was the only woman to be executed in New Zealand. Several other women have been sentenced to death in New Zealand, but all of them had their sentences commuted to either life or long-duration imprisonment.

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