Two teenagers sentenced to life imprisonment for murder of transgender girl

Briana Ghee was stabbed about 30 times in the head, neck, chest and back with a hunting knife.

It’s a case that caused quite a stir in the United Kingdom last year. Two 16-year-old teenagers were sentenced to life in prison on Friday, February 2, for the February 2023 murder of 16-year-old transgender teen Briana Ghee. They stabbed her around 30 times in the head, neck, chest and back with a hunting knife after luring her to a park near Warrington, Liverpool, where she lived.

Reflecting the shock, Manchester Court took the extraordinary decision to release the names of the two minors, Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe, who were attracted to them during the interrogation. “Violence, Torture and Death”With a real one “Thirst to Kill”. Judge Amanda Yip called the killing a “Cruel, and planned, sad by nature”Imposing these sentences, with security sentences of 22 years and 20 years respectively, a rare severity for minors.

Dozens of text messages before taking action

During a grueling four-week trial, the two teenagers blamed each other for the murder. They were both eventually indicted in December. Days later, Scarlett Jenkinson admitted to a psychiatrist for the first time that she had stabbed Brianna, prosecutor Deanna Heer told the court Friday.

The girl confessed to being “Ripped the knife out of Eddie’s hand”who did not know Briana before the killing and did most of the blows, she said “Satisfied and excited about what she was doing”. Before committing the act, the two youths had planned the murder by sending dozens of text messages for weeks. If some of Eddie Ratcliffe’s messages included transphobic comments against Brianna, Scarlett Jenkinson was the inspiration for her action. “willingness to kill”The judge underlined.