Candles flicker in the wind as a broken town comes together to remember Brianna Ghey

Candles flickered in the wind as hundreds wore rainbow flags and laid flowers in the village where teenager Brianna Ghey was stabbed to death.

Vigils have been held across the UK, including in Manchester, Warrington and also in Brianna's home of Culcheth, after she was found with fatal wounds on a path in nearby Culcheth Linear Park at around 3.13pm on February 11.

Hundreds of mourners gathered in Warrington, wearing rainbow flags draped across their shoulders as another candlelit memorial was held in Culcheth village green, near to the location of the stabbing, on Friday evening (February 17). Many of the well-wishers wore 'rest in power Brianna Ghey' T-shirts with a picture of her on the front as hundreds held on to flickering candles and wiped away tears.

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Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham also attended with his daughter Annie, sharing a picture from the vigil to Twitter and writing: “Here to remember Brianna, send our love to her family and support to young trans people everywhere.”

Tricia Anderton, 59, the secretary of Culcheth Village Choir, said: “We were very proud to play even just a small part of this evening’s vigil for Brianna. We are a very close community in Culcheth, with many of our choir members having lived in the village for many years and this awful tragedy has touched the hearts of everyone.

“We were asked specifically to sing Over The Rainbow, and it was so lovely to hear everyone joining in. Our thoughts and prayers are with Brianna’s family and friends.”

Mourners also wishing to pay their respects to the teen came out in huge numbers to Manchester's Sackville Gardens on February 15. The vigil was a