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

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.

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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. Girl X's barrister claimed that she lived in 'make believe land', and that the evidence did not point towards her being responsible for stabbing Brianna.

During her speech, prosecutor Deanna Heer KC said that both defendants have accepted being at the scene at the time of Brianna's death, but that they 'both continue to deny that they inflicted any of the injuries that she suffered'. "Each defendant blames the other," she said.

“It goes without saying that they can’t both be telling the truth. But that doesn't mean that you have to choose between them.

"The prosecution does not have to prove which of the defendants actually wielded the knife, which of them physically inflicted the fatal wounds, or even whether it was one of them or both of