Brutal act dismayed England teenager receives sentence for murder of Brianna Ghey
Feb 2, 2024, 6:06 p.m. Listen to article
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The brutal murder of trans teenager Brianna Ghey caused great consternation in Britain last year. The two teenagers who killed the 16-year-old will remain in prison for at least 20 years – if not longer.
Two teenagers in England who murdered a transgender teenager have been sentenced to life in prison. As the judge at Manchester Crown Court said, the girl, now 16, and the boy of the same age can only hope to be released after 22 and 20 years respectively. “How long you will stay in prison will not be decided today,” the judge said, warning that the two could remain behind bars forever.
The then 15-year-old teenagers lured 16-year-old Brianna Ghey to a park in the town of Warrington near Manchester and stabbed her dozens of times. According to the judge, the main motive was the girl’s sadistic tendencies. But the boy’s transphobic motives are also said to have played a role. The two of them had been making murder plans together for a long time, for which they chose Brianna as an easy victim. They are said to have previously drawn up a “death list” with the names of four other young people.
The case caused great consternation in Great Britain. On the day the sentence was announced, the judge decided to lift a reporting ban on the names of the convicts.
The country feels horror at the “despicable and cowardly murder,” Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s spokesman told journalists shortly before the sentence was announced. The head of government shares this feeling and his thoughts are with Brianna’s family.