page_title: Murder of Harriet Staunton
hierarchical_section_title: Murder of Harriet Staunton
caption_attribution_description: English: Photograph of Harriet Staunton, victim of the 1877 Penge Murder. Taken in 1875 at the time of her engagement to Louis Staunton
context_page_description: The Murder of Harriet Staunton took place in the London suburb of Penge in April 1877. Harriet Staunton died in a Penge lodging house on 13 April, five days after her one-year-old child, Thomas Staunton, died of malnutrition at Guy's Hospital. In September of the same year, Harriet's husband Louis Staunton was convicted of wilful murder at the Old Bailey together with his partner Alice Rhodes, his brother Patrick Staunton and Patrick's wife Elizabeth. All four were sentenced to death by hanging but the sentences were later commuted to terms of imprisonment after doubts were raised concerning the medical evidence and the impartiality of the presiding judge.
context_section_description: The Murder of Harriet Staunton took place in the London suburb of Penge in April 1877. Harriet Staunton (née Richardson) died in a Penge lodging house on 13 April, five days after her one-year-old child, Thomas Staunton, died of malnutrition  at Guy's Hospital. In September of the same year, Harriet's husband Louis Staunton was convicted of wilful murder at the Old Bailey together with his partner Alice Rhodes, his brother Patrick Staunton and Patrick's wife Elizabeth. All four were sentenced to death by hanging but the sentences were later commuted to terms of imprisonment after doubts were raised concerning the medical evidence and the impartiality of the presiding judge.
caption: Harriet Richardson at the time of her engagement to Louis Staunton
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