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Justice Amanda Yip lifted the reporting restrictions on naming the killers of 16-year-old Brianna Ghey. They were identified at Manchester Crown Court as Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe.

The horrific murder shocked the nation. Ghey was stabbed with a hunting knife 28 times in her head, neck, chest and back in broad daylight after being lured to a park in the town of Warrington on Feb. 11, 2023.

Yip handed Ratcliffe and Jenkinson a mandatory life sentence, and ordered them to serve a minimum term of 20 and 22 years, respectively, before they could be eligible for parole. If they had been adults — over the age of 18 — they would have faced much longer minimum terms. They will be transferred to adult prisons when they turn 18. Neither showed no visible reaction on being sentenced.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

If you look into it, it looks like it was less political and more obsessive.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I disagree, the judge declared the sentence time hinged on the girl being the ringleader of the two and specifically targeting the victim (at least partially) out of transphobia. it was only the cops that said it wasn't related to transphobia, and frankly the cops in this country have a shite reputation for being transphobic themselves so chances they'd look over that are high.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 9 months ago

You know what bullies are right? You do know that most kids don't have the capacity to label themselves one way or another and that a lot of intolerance is in schools and between kids. Or did you somehow miss all of that when you were in school.