Brianna Ghey's murderers jailed for 22 and 20 years for 'sadistic' killing
BBC News, 2 February 2024
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/uk-68135818
Today's sentencing hearing heard a lot about Brianna Ghey's killers Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe, but throughout this trial we also got a glimpse into Brianna's life.
She was described as "fearless" by her family, as she bravely celebrated her identity as a transgender woman.
Esther Ghey, Brianna's mother, told the court that one of the "hardest" things to come to terms with was the fact that Brianna was murdered by someone she trusted.
Brianna's dad said being the father of a transgender child had been "a difficult thing to deal with" but he had been "proud to gain another beautiful daughter".
Mrs Justice Yip said Jenkinson was "exceptionally brutal" and "sadistic". The judge said Ratcliffe had followed Jenkinson's lead but that it would be "wholly wrong" to suggest he was under her control, determining that they had acted together.
Speaking of Brianna, the judge said she was only 16 and had her whole life ahead of her.
"Sadly, no-one will ever know what she will have achieved in her life. Even though her life was so short she made an impact," she said.
Summary
- Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe, both 16, are sentenced to life in prison with minimum terms of 22 and 20 years for the murder of Brianna Ghey
- The pair killed 16-year-old Brianna with a hunting knife in broad daylight in a park near Warrington in February 2023
- Handing down the sentence, judge Mrs Justice Yip calls the murder "brutal and sadistic"
- The pair were identified earlier after the judge lifted a legal order preventing them from being named
- In a statement read in court, Brianna's mother Esther says she has "never felt such grief" and her daughter "must have been so scared"
- Her father Peter Spooner says: "Every day, something reminds me of Brianna and what she went through on that day"
- Lawyers for the two teenagers had opposed the media application to lift the restrictions, citing the possible ramifications on their welfare
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- Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe, both 16, were sentenced to life in prison with minimum terms of 22 and 20 years respectively for the murder of Brianna Ghey
- The pair were identified for the first time after the judge in the case, Mrs Justice Yip, lifted a legal order preventing them from being named
- Brianna, also 16, was killed with a hunting knife in broad daylight at a park near Warrington in February 2023
- The judge said the "exceptionally brutal" murder had elements of sadism by Jenkinson and transphobic hate on the part of Ratcliffe
- In a statement read in court, Brianna's mother Esther said she had "never felt such grief" and that Brianna "must have been so scared" in the moments before her death
- Brianna's father, Peter Spooner, said: "Every day, something reminds me of Brianna and what she went through on that day"
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