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'''Mary Flora Bell''' (May 26th, 1957 - ) is a British woman who strangled two young boys to death when she was 11 years old. She was convicted in the year 1968, and is currently free. | '''Mary Flora Bell''' (May 26th, 1957 - ) is a British woman who strangled two young boys to death when she was 11 years old. She was convicted in the year 1968, and is currently free. | ||
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On May 25, 1968, Mary tempted a young boy, named Martin Brown into coming with her into a derelict house. It is there that she strangled him to death. Later on, she enlisted her friend, Norma Joyce Bell, into helping her murder three-year-old Brian Howe. Mary arrived to the crime scene later on, and proceeded to carve the letter "N" in the corpse's stomach. She later changed it to "M." Mary also used a pair of scissors to mutilate the young boy's penis and legs. | On May 25, 1968, Mary tempted a young boy, named Martin Brown into coming with her into a derelict house. It is there that she strangled him to death. Later on, she enlisted her friend, Norma Joyce Bell, into helping her murder three-year-old Brian Howe. Mary arrived to the crime scene later on, and proceeded to carve the letter "N" in the corpse's stomach. She later changed it to "M." Mary also used a pair of scissors to mutilate the young boy's penis and legs. | ||
==The Trial== | ==The Trial== | ||
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On December 17, 1968, the two accomplices were found guilty of murder. Norma was acquitted, but Mary herself was found guilty of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility, and she was sentenced to life at the Red Bank Secure. This facility would later house [[Robert Thompson and Jon Venables|Jon Venables]]. | On December 17, 1968, the two accomplices were found guilty of murder. Norma was acquitted, but Mary herself was found guilty of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility, and she was sentenced to life at the Red Bank Secure. This facility would later house [[Robert Thompson and Jon Venables|Jon Venables]]. | ||