Trans teenager Brianna Ghey was stabbed 28 times, murder trial hears
Trans teenager Brianna Ghey was stabbed 28 times in a “sustained and violent assault”, the trial of the two teenagers accused of her murder has heard.
The 16-year-old was found with fatal knife wounds on a path in Culcheth Linear Park, near Warrington, Cheshire, shortly after 3pm on February 11 this year. Her killing led to an outpouring of grief across the country, especially from the LGBT+ community.
A girl and boy, both aged 15 at the time and from the local area, were arrested and charged with the murder of Brianna, a pupil at Birchwood High School, Warrington.
Both defendants,, expected to last between three and four weeks.
