Brianna Ghey news - live: Scarlett Jenkinson’s family breaks silence as teen jailed with Eddie Ratcliffe

Two teenagers jailed for life for transphobic and sadistic killing of 16-year-old

Brianna Ghey's killers sentenced to 22 and 20 years in prison for teen's murder

The family of teenager killer Scarlett Jenkinson has broken their silence as they said they have been living out their “worst nightmares”.

Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe stabbed 16-year-old Brianna Ghey 28 times with a hunting knife in a horrific attack on 11 February last year after luring her to Linear Park near Warrington.

The judge at Manchester Crown Court said the “exceptionally brutal” murder had elements of sadism by Jenkinson and transphobic hate by Ratcliffe.

Saying their lives were “in turmoil”, Jenkinson’s family thanked Brianna‘s mother Esther Ghey for her “incredible selflessness and empathy towards our family”.

In a statement to the Warrington Guardian, Scarlett Jenkinson’s family said: “All of our thoughts are for Brianna and her family.

“The last 12 months have been beyond our worst nightmares as we have come to realise the brutal truth of Scarlett’s actions.”

The four-week trial heard the pair, who were 15, had a fascination with violence, torture and serial killers, with Jenkinson wanting to keep a part of Brianna’s flesh as a “token”.

Jenkinson was jailed for a minimum term of 22 years, and Ratcliffe 20.

Key Points

• Heartbroken family of 'pure evil’ killer Scarlett Jenkinson breaks silence
• Pair jailed for life for murder
• Killer’s family thank victim’s mother for empathy and compassion
• New school was not told Jenkinson had already drugged another pupil
• Teenage girl enjoyed killing Brianna and wanted to kill again, court told

[3 February 2024 22:00 · Maryam Zakir-Hussain]

Brianna Ghey’s killer’s new school was not told she had drugged another pupil

The school to which one of Brianna Ghey’s killers was moved before murdering the 16-year-old was not told their new pupil had already drugged a younger girl with a cannabis sweet.

Teachers were told only that Scarlett Jenkinson had been caught with cannabis edibles and was being given a “second chance”, an investigation has found.

The 13-year-old victim at Culcheth High School in Warrington, Cheshire, had fallen ill after Jenkinson gave her the sweet, and police were called in – but the victim’s parents did not want any further action.

[3 February 2024 23:00 · Maryam Zakir-Hussain]

Inside the twisted notebook of Brianna Ghey’s serial killer-obsessed murderer

Chilling handwritten notes reveal how Scarlett Jenkinson planned the brutal killing of Brianna Ghey and her obsession with murder, torture and serial killers.

Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe, both now aged 16 but 15 at the time of the attack, were unmasked on Friday as the pair who stabbed Brianna to death in a “frenzied” knife attack near Warrington last year.

Handwritten notes by Jenkinson, images of which have now been unsealed, have revealed how she planned the murder.

[4 February 2024 00:00 · Lydia Patrick]

Kill lists, Sweeney Todd and the dark web: How torture-obsessed teenagers plotted Brianna Ghey’s murder

A teenage girl with a fascination for serial killers watched her favourite film Sweeney Todd as she and a teenage boy put the finishing touches to a meticulous plan for a brutal murder.

The following day, Scarlett Jenkinson lured transgender teenager Brianna Ghey to a park in Culcheth, near Warrington, having already tried and failed to kill the 16-year-old with an overdose of ibuprofen. In the frenzied 11 February attack, she and Eddie Ratcliffe stabbed Brianna 28 times with a hunting knife, the first victim from their “kill list” of at least five child targets.

The young killers were convicted of Brianna’s murder in December following a harrowing four-week trial at Manchester Crown Court. Now, the pair have been jailed for life as they were unmasked by a judge at the same court on Friday. Jenkinson must serve a minimum of 22 years before parole and Ratcliffe 20 years.

Read the full story here

[4 February 2024 01:00 · Lydia Patrick]

ICYMI - Family of one of Brianna Ghey’s killers say their lives ‘are in turmoil’

The family of a girl who killed transgender teenager Brianna Ghey have described the year since the murder as “beyond our worst nightmares”.

Scarlett Jenkinson had “enjoyed” the killing and she found the thought of violence “sexually arousing”, with a desire to kill again, Manchester Crown Court heard.

In a statement to the Warrington Guardian, Jenkinson’s family said: “All of our thoughts are for Brianna and her family.

“The last 12 months have been beyond our worst nightmares as we have come to realise the brutal truth of Scarlett’s actions.

“We agree with the jury’s verdict, the judge’s sentence and the decision to name the culprits.”

Saying their lives were “in turmoil”, the family thanked Brianna’s mother Esther Ghey for her “incredible selflessness and empathy towards our family”.

“Her compassion is overwhelming and we are forever grateful,” they said.

“To all of Brianna’s family and friends, our community and everyone else that has been affected by this horror, we are truly sorry.”

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[4 February 2024 02:00 · Lydia Patrick]

Watch - Brianna Ghey’s best friend’s anger at killers’ lack of remorse: ‘Pure evil’

[4 February 2024 03:00 · Lydia Patrick]

Brianna Ghey: Why teenagers who killed schoolgirl can be named

The girl and boy who murdered teenager Brianna Ghey have been named as Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe for the first time.

The defendants, both 16, were only identified only as girl X and boy Y during their four-week trial last December at Manchester Crown Court.

They were aged 15 when they carried out the disturbing plan to murder Brianna, 16, in a “frenzied and ferocious” attack with a hunting knife.

[4 February 2024 04:00 · Lydia Patrick]

Watch moment Brianna Ghey’s murderers Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe sentenced to life in prison

[4 February 2024 05:00 · Lydia Patrick]

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[4 February 2024 06:00 · Lydia Patrick]

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[4 February 2024 07:00 · Lydia Patrick]

Why teenagers who killed schoolgirl can be named

The girl and boy who murdered teenager Brianna Ghey have been named as Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe for the first time.

The defendants, both 16, were only identified only as girl X and boy Y during their four-week trial last December at Manchester Crown Court.

They were aged 15 when they carried out the disturbing plan to murder Brianna, 16, in a “frenzied and ferocious” attack with a hunting knife.