Murder of Brianna Ghey

Murder of Brianna Ghey
Ghey in an undated photograph released by Cheshire Constabulary
Entrance to the Linear Park, and surrounding towns.
Location	Culcheth Linear Park, Borough of Warrington, Cheshire, England
Date	11 February 2023 (2023-02-11)
Attack type	Murder by stabbing, hate crime
Victim	Brianna Ghey
Perpetrators	Scarlett Jenkinson Eddie Ratcliffe
Motive	Sadism, thrill, and transphobia
Verdict	Guilty
Convictions	Murder
Sentence	Jenkinson: Life imprisonment with a minimum of 22 years[a] Ratcliffe: Life imprisonment with a minimum of 20 years[a]

On 11 February 2023, Brianna Ghey (/dʒaɪ/ JY), a 16-year-old British transgender girl, was murdered in a premeditated attack by Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe. After being lured into Culcheth Linear Park by Jenkinson, Ghey was fatally stabbed.

Jenkinson and Ratcliffe, both aged 15 at the time, were arrested the next day and eventually charged and convicted of murder. They were convicted on 20 December 2023 at Manchester Crown Court and were both sentenced on 2 February 2024 to life imprisonment, with a minimum of 22 years for Jenkinson and 20 years for Ratcliffe before being eligible for parole. The court decided the offence was primarily motivated by sadistic tendencies and that hate against transgender people was a secondary motivation of Ratcliffe. The murder involved a significant degree of brutality and planning.
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