Previously, he was the director of strategy, engagement, programs of the United States Africa Command. Derek Bentley failed the 11-plus examination. During his tenure Albert hanged hundreds of people - men and women - in the UK, Germany and Austria. What is the Denouement of the story a day in the country? The jury knew that Craig could not hang because of his age; and for Bentley, they recommended that he be shown mercy. updates [1], Bentley was examined twice by EEG: a reading on 16 November 1949[1] indicated he was an epileptic and a reading on 9 February 1950 was "abnormal". It was believed that Christopher Craig committed the murder. The veteran actor was best known for roles including Dracula and Saruman in the Lord of the Rings franchise. Designer lookalike for a fraction of the cost. Christopher Craig in Indiana. THE JURY didn't want Derek Bentley to hang. But Lord Goddard bullied the jury into finding Bentley guilty by misrepresenting the law and distorting the facts. Christopher was born in New York on September 25, 1952, and raised in Princeton, New Jersey. [1] The family also said they were bombed out three times during the Second World War, and in one of these incidents the house in which he lived collapsed around him, but a court did not find any indication that he was physically injured in the incident. Craig and Bentley denied that Bentley had said the words while the police officers testified that he had said them.