The verdict is finally in on the two teenagers accused of brutally murdering 16-year-old transgender girl Brianna Ghey. As we previously reported, the teen was found d
05.12.2023 - 14:07 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
One of the defendants accused of murdering teenager Brianna Ghey was allowed to remain out of court while details about her injuries were heard by jurors.
On the seventh day of a murder trial at Manchester Crown Court, a jury has heard that 16-year-old Brianna was stabbed 14 times to the chest and 14 times to the head and neck before her death. Pathologist Dr Alison Armour told the court that Brianna's cause of death was 'multiple stab wounds'.
Both defendants in the case, known in press reports as Girl X and Boy Y, were absent from the courtroom this morning. Judge Mrs Justice Yip told the jury that Girl X would be appearing in court by video link, while Boy Y was in the court building but not in the dock.
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Brianna, a transgender girl, died after being stabbed 28 times, jurors at Manchester Crown Court have heard. She was found by dog walkers in Culceth Linear Park, near Warrington, at around 3pm on Saturday, February 11.
The defendants, both aged 16, cannot be named for legal reasons. They both deny murder.
The jury has been told that the judge received an application on behalf of Boy Y for him to remain 'out of court' while the pathology evidence is heard.
The judge said: "He will instead be meeting with Mr Swift (defence junior counsel) while Mr Littler (lead defence counsel) stays in court and deals with the evidence. I'm told that it's thought that this is the best way to manage Boy Y's participation this week, to give him that opportunity at this stage."
The judge told the court that she had granted the application allowing Boy Y to instead spend time in consultation with his lawyers, and
The verdict is finally in on the two teenagers accused of brutally murdering 16-year-old transgender girl Brianna Ghey. As we previously reported, the teen was found d
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.
The boy accused of murdering Brianna Ghey was 'an extra' in a tragedy written and directed by his 'manipulative' co-accused, jurors were told.
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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.
Brianna Ghey's DNA and blood was found on the knife and shoe recovered from one of her murder accused's homes, a trial has heard today - as he refused to comment when asked if he had killed her.
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A teenage boy accused of murdering Brianna Ghey said he was 'frightened' of the girl standing trial alongside him.
A boy accused of murdering Brianna Ghey denied any involvement in the teenager's death and told police that he saw his co-defendant stabbing her. Boy Y claimed that after he and Girl X had walked into Culcheth Linear Park, he briefly turned around to go to the toilet on a tree before witnessing her stab Brianna.