Brianna Ghey: Vigils held in UK and Ireland for schoolgirl

On Wednesday evening, people attended candlelight vigils in several cities and towns in the UK and Ireland in memory of Brianna Ghey.

The 16-year-old transgender girl was stabbed to death in a park in Culcheth, Cheshire, on Saturday.

A boy and girl, both aged 15, have appeared in court charged with her murder.

Candles with a sign outside the Department of Education in London

Members of the public gather outside Belfast City Hall

A picture of Brianna Ghey at a vigil in central Dublin

Members of the public attend a candle-lit vigil at the Spire on O'Connell Street in Dublin

People attend a vigil in Sackville Gardens in Manchester

People gather in Manchester's Sackville Gardens

A person holds up a candle at Sackville Gardens in Manchester

People gather for a vigil at Dalton Square, Lancaster

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