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English domestic servant Anne Greene survived being hanged for infanticide.
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Anne Greene
English execution survivor (c. 1628 – 1659/1665)
Anne Greene was an English domestic servant who was accused of committing infanticide in 1650. She is known for surviving her attempted execution by hanging, being revived by physicians from the University of Oxford.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Infanticide
Intentional killing of human offspring
Infanticide is the intentional killing of infants or offspring. Infanticide was a widespread practice throughout human history that was mainly used to dispose of unwanted children, its main purpose being the prevention of resources being spent on weak or disabled offspring.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)