John Austin (highwayman) John Austin (highwayman) John Austin (died 7 November 1783) was an English footpad who became the last person to be hanged at the Tyburn gallows outside London. He was sentenced to death for the murder of a labourer called John Spicer from Kent. The Recorder of London, James Adair, described it as a "robbery with violence" that involved "cutting and wounding [...] in a cruel manner." This hanging would mark the end of Tyburn, a village then in the county of Middlesex, being a place of executions for almost 600 years. Austin was brought from Newgate prison in the City
John Hung HKJC; the judge gave him a mild sentence in light of his age and his "past contributions to Hong Kong". He filed an appeal to have his conviction overturned; however, it was denied. The Court of Appeal stated that there was "ample evidence" of his guilt. Hung's Silver Bauhinia Star (SBS) and Justice of the Peace (JP) were stripped following his convictions. This is the first time honours have been stripped since Hong Kong was handed over to China, John Hung John Terence Hung is a Hong Kong businessman, best known as former chairman of Wheelock & Co, and executive