Boy accused of Brianna Ghey murder was 'an extra' in a tragedy scripted and directed by girl co-accused, jurors are told

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The family of one of Brianna Ghey's killers has received 'death threats', it has emerged - and there are concerns the second murderer could become 'notorious'. The disclosures were made during a hearing at Manchester Crown Court, the day after Girl X, from Culcheth, and Boy Y, from Leigh, were found guilty of murdering the 16-year-old in a park near Warrington.

A boy and a girl have been found guilty of the "frenzied" murder of teenager Brianna Ghey.

This is the hunting knife bought on a family holiday which was used to murder Brianna Ghey during a frenzied attack. Brianna, 16, a transgender girl, died after being stabbed 28 times in a park near Warrington earlier this year, a trial at Manchester Crown Court heard.

Two teenagers have been found guilty of the 'frenzied and ferocious' murder of Brianna Ghey. Brianna, 16, a transgender girl, described as ‘beautiful, witty and hilarious’ by her family, was stabbed 28 times in broad daylight in a park near Warrington.

A judge has told the teenagers who killed Brianna Ghey that they will face a life sentence once they are jailed for her murder.

Two teenagers have been found guilty of murdering Brianna Ghey, but the media is not legally permitted to name them. A court order has been in force since the two 16-year-olds appeared in court last February, after they were charged with the crime.

A boy accused of the murder of Brianna Ghey has told jurors he called the teenager 'it' as a joke. Brianna, 16, a transgender girl, died after being stabbed in a park near Warrington earlier this year, a court has previously heard.

Teenager Brianna Ghey was stabbed 'five times' by one of the two people accused of her murder, a court has heard.

A teenage girl accused of Brianna Ghey's murder admitted having 'dark fantasies', but denied she wanted to turn 'fantasy into reality'. Girl X gave evidence in her defence for the first time, at the end of the second week of the trial at Manchester Crown Court.

A crumpled, hand-written note of an alleged “murder plan” to kill transgender teenager Brianna Ghey was found on the bedroom floor of one of her alleged killers, a court has heard.

Blood from transgender teenager Brianna Ghey, who was stabbed 28 times in a "frenzied" knife attack, was found on the trainers and jacket of a boy accused of her murder, a jury heard.

A knife with Brianna Ghey's DNA was recovered from the bedroom of a teenage boy accused of murdering her, a jury heard. Boy Y denies murdering 16-year-old Brianna in Culcheth Linear Park, near Warrington.