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Two teenage killers have been jailed for life for the “frenzied and ferocious” murder of Brianna Ghey.
Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe stabbed the transgender 16-year-old 28 times with a hunting knife in a horrific attack on 11 February after luring her to Linear Park near Warrington.
Known as Girl X and Boy Y during their trial, they were named after Mrs Justice Yip ruled that their anonymity order could be lifted given the harrowing nature of their crimes.
Brianna Ghey: Moment Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe arrested for murder.
For the sadistic murder, Jenkinson has been jailed for a minimum term of 22 years, while Ratcliffe must serve 20 years.
A four-week trial at Manchester Crown Court heard that the pair had a fascination with violence, torture and serial killers, with Jenkinson wanting to keep a part of Brianna’s flesh as a “token”.
Both now aged 16 but 15 at the time, they had created a “kill list” of four other youths before Brianna unfortunately befriended Jenkinson in school and became the sole target.
Brianna’s mother, Esther Ghey, has said that she wanted the minimum terms her daughter’s “cowardly” killers must serve in custody to be “as long as possible”.
Fundraiser for Brianna Ghey passes £50,000
A fundraiser in memory of Brianna Ghey, which is raising money for the Mindfulness in Schools Project, has passed £50,000.
Brianna’s mother, Esther Ghey, said she had “decided to help make a difference to our society to reduce the risk of this happening again to another young person”.
The fundraising page says mindfulness techniques in schools “will allow children to process and deal with negative emotions in a healthy way - preventing mental health problems from developing in later life”.
Police say killers have shown ‘no remorse’ for the pain caused
Following the sentencing, DI Nige Parr said: “This has been a challenging and complex investigation from the very beginning and while I am pleased that the two responsible for Brianna’s brutal and senseless murder have been handed significant sentences, there is no escaping the tragedy in this case.
“Thankfully, Brianna’s family will finally see those responsible for her murder being punished for their part in this shocking crime.
“Jenkinson and Ratcliffe have shown absolutely no remorse for the pain they have caused, refusing to admit responsibility for their actions and selfishly subjected Brianna’s family, and their own families, to the ordeal of a trial.
“I would like to express my sincere condolences to Brianna’s family. They have shown an immense amount of courage and dignity throughout the investigation and the trial, and this has been an incredibly difficult experience for them. I hope that they can now in some way start to rebuild their lives after going through so much pain and grief.”
Killers made no visible reaction to prison sentences
Jenkinson made no reaction as she was told she must serve more than two decades behind bars.
She sat blinking occasionally as she was addressed by the judge and briefly asked a question of her intermediary, or approved adult, sat beside her in the dock.
Her mother, sat to her right in the public gallery, dabbed tears from her eyes with tissue.
Ratcliffe, also seated and looking directly in front of him, made no visible reaction as he was sentenced.
He was led down to the cells without looking over at his mother, who was sat to the left of the dock.
CPS believes killing was transphobic hate crime
The CPS has said it believes Brianna Ghey’s “brutal” and “heartless” murder was a hate crime driven by transphobia.
Speaking outside Manchester Crown Court on Friday, Nicola Wyn Williams, senior crown prosecutor for Mersey Cheshire, said the CPS is “pleased the court has agreed this was a motive”.
She said: “We applied to the judge for an increase in the defendants’ sentences because we believed this killing was a hate crime, motivated in part by hostility towards Brianna because she was transgender.
“We are pleased the court has agreed this was a motive.
CPS believe her murder was driven by transphobia
Case was ‘one of the most disturbing cases the CPS have had to deal with’
Speaking outside the court, seniorcrown prosecutor Nicola Wyn Williams said: “At just 16, Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe are convicted killers, responsible for the brutal murder of a vulnerable young girl who thought they were her friends.
“They have been given a life term of imprisonment and have shown no remorse.
“The planning, violence and the age of the killers is beyond belief. The two appear to have had a deadly influence on each other and turned what may have started out as dark fantasies about murder into a reality.
“The messages between the two provided a terrifying insight into the warped desires and fantasies of the two defendants. However, they also provided us with the motivation behind the attack, the plans and then the attempts to cover it up.
“Today’s sentence reflects the brutality of the two killers’ heartless crime – and while it cannot erase the pain of Brianna’s loss, we hope it brings some closure.
“The Crown Prosecution Service would again like to thank Brianna’s family for the courage and dignity they have shown throughout the proceedings, and our thoughts and sympathies remain with them at this difficult time.”
Watch moment Brianna Ghey’s murderers Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe sentenced to life in prison
Watch moment Brianna Ghey’s murderers sentenced to life in prison
This is the moment Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe are sentenced for the murder of 16-year-old Brianna Ghey. Jenkinson and Ratcliffe stabbed the transgender teenager 28 times with a hunting knife in a horrific attack on 11 February 2023 after luring her to Linear Park near Warrington. Known as Girl X and Boy Y during their trial, they were named after Mrs Justice Yip ruled that their anonymity order could be lifted given the harrowing nature of their crimes. Jenkinson was sentenced to a minimum of 22 years in prison, and Ratcliffe a minimum term of 20 years, when they appeared at Manchester Crown Court on Friday (2 February).
Crown Prosecution Service to give statement
A spokesperson for the Crown Prosecution Service is due to give a statement outside Manchester Crown Court shortly.
Both killers participated in a ‘sadistic’ murder
Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe both took part in a “brutal, planned murder” which was “sadistic in nature,” the judge said.
Mrs Justice Yip said it is “plain this was murder of particularly high seriousness” and the part both teenagers played led to the starting point of 20 years.
She noted that it was motivated partly by hostility towards Brianna because of her transgender identity.
Justice Yip says she is also keeping in mind their young age, and told them they “must be sentenced with the hope, if not the immediate expectation, that you can one day be rehabilitated - however cruel that may seem to those who have lost a loved one”.
Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe have both been jailed for life (Cheshire Constabulary/PA)
Jenkinson and Ratcliffe jailed for life for Brianna's murder
A judge has jailed Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe for life for the murder of Brianna Ghey.
Passing sentence at Manchester Crown Court on Friday, judge Mrs Justice Yip set Jenkinson’s minimum term at 22 years and Ratcliffe’s at 20 years.
The 322 days both have spent on remand will be taken off their total sentences.
Brianna was killed with ‘exceptional brutality'
Mrs Justice Yip said Jenkinson had “enjoyed” killing Brianna.
She continued: “Scarlett, your motivation was to act out your fantasies.
“Brianna’s injuries showed she was killed with exceptional brutality. This was a murder involved sadistic conduct.
“You both took part in a brutal and planned murder which was sadistic in nature and a secondary motivation was hostility to Brianna because of her transgender identity.”
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