Summary

  • Two teenagers have been found guilty of murdering 16-year-old Brianna Ghey in a park near Warrington in February

  • Brianna was "strong, fearless and one of a kind", her family have said

  • Esther Ghey, the mother of Brianna, says she had lost all sympathy for her daughter's killers and is glad they will spend "many years in prison and away from society"

  • Brianna's father says she was "a beautiful girl to be proud of"

  • The defendants are two teenagers, identified only as girl X and boy Y for legal reasons, they both denied murder and blamed each other

  • The trial heard both girl X and boy Y had a fascination for violence, torture and murder

  • The jury deliberated for approximately four hours and 40 minutes

  1. Unanimous verdictpublished at 15:16 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2023
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    A jury of seven men and five women convicted the two teenagers, now aged 16, of Brianna's murder following a four-week trial at Manchester Crown Court.

    BriannaImage source, Family handout
  2. Welcome to our coveragepublished at 15:11 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2023

    Two teenagers have been found guilty of murdering 16-year-old Brianna Ghey in a park in Warrington in February.

    Brianna was stabbed 28 times in Culceth Linear Park.

    The girl and boy, both aged 15 at the time, cannot be named for legal reasons.

    Stay with us as we bring you the latest reaction to the verdict.