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
14.12.2023 - 15:25 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
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.
The two defendants, both aged 16, known in press reports as Girl X and Boy Y, deny murder. Girl X, from Culcheth, and Boy Y, from Leigh, cannot be named due to legal reasons.
Brianna was found by dog walkers in Linear Park in Culcheth at around 3pm on Saturday, February 11. Her bloodied body was found face down in mud, having been stabbed 28 times in the head, neck, back and chest, jurors have previously heard.
READ MORE: Today's top Manchester Evening News stories
READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community
During the 14th day of a trial at Manchester Crown Court, during cross-examination from prosecutor, Deanna Heer KC, Boy Y was asked why he referred to Brianna as 'it' in messages exchanged with Girl X.
In his responses to the prosecutor, Boy Y typed his answers, which appeared on a screen for the jury.
In text messages read to the jury, Girl X was heard to have said she was 'obsessed' with Brianna. "Also she has a d*** lol," Girl X said.
Boy Y replied: "Well what is it?" He said: "Is it a fem boy or a tr****?" In response to questioning from Ms Heer about why he'd called Brianna 'it,' he replied: "To joke with Girl X.
When asked by Ms Heer 'what was the joke,' Boy Y told the court: "I don't know, it's what I've learned from people at school, how they talk about people which I picked up."
Ms Heer then asked: "Why do you simply do what they do, the people from school?" Boy Y replied: "I have insufficient knowledge about myself to be able to tell you why I copy
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
A 19-year-old has died after a one-car crash on the M62 - with the teenage driver arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
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.
Police are continuing to search for a missing teenager who was last seen in Manchester city centre four days ago.
Alex Batty has returned to the UK six years after disappearing on holiday in Spain with his mother and grandfather, the PA news agency understands. The 17-year-old, who was aged 11 when he went missing, has returned from France as detectives prepare to hold a press conference at Greater Manchester Police’s headquarters.
A teenager who killed two schoolgirls in a 3am horror crash after taking his mum's car for a drive is facing a jail sentence.
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.
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.
A teenage boy accused of murdering Brianna Ghey said he was 'frightened' of the girl standing trial alongside him.
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.