Prosecutors argue plan to kill Brianna Ghey is 'all there in black and white' while defence argue Girl X lived in 'make believe land'

18.12.2023 - 17:59 manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Jurors heard closing speeches in the Brianna Ghey murder trial as the case reaches its final stages. Brianna, 16, a transgender girl, died after being stabbed 28 times in a park near Warrington.

She was found by dog walkers in Linear Park in Culcheth at around 3pm on Saturday, February 11, a jury at Manchester Crown Court has heard.

Her bloodied body was found face down in mud, having been stabbed to the head, neck, back and chest. The two defendants, both aged 16, known for legal reasons as Girl X, from Culcheth and Boy Y, from Leigh, deny murder. READ MORE: Everything heard in the first week of the Brianna Ghey murder trial READ MORE: Everything heard in the second week of the Brianna Ghey murder trial As the trial entered a fourth week, jurors heard closing speeches on behalf of the prosecution and Girl X.

Boy Y's barrister is due to make his speech tomorrow. (Tues) Prosecutors argued that a plan to kill Brianna was 'all there in black and white' in messages between the pair.

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Jurors have retired to consider their verdicts in the Brianna Ghey murder trial. Brianna, 16, a transgender girl, died after being stabbed 28 times in a park near Warrington earlier this year, jurors at Manchester Crown Court have heard.