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'BOTH PLAYED PART'

Teen pals accused of murdering schoolgirl Brianna Ghey ‘were in it together’

Prosecuting, Deanna Heer KC said the teens 'shared their darkest thoughts'

THE teenage friends accused of murdering schoolgirl Brianna Grey were in it together, a court heard.

The pair, known as Girl X and Boy Y, were said to have demonstrated their intimacy through their messages.

Undated family handout photo taken with permission from the Twitter feed of @PoliceWarr of Brianna Ghey. Two teenagers will go on trial at Manchester Crown Court on Minday accused of the murder of the transgender teenager. Brianna, 16, was found with fatal wounds on a path in Culcheth Linear Park, near Warrington, Cheshire, shortly after 3pm on Saturday February 11 earlier this year. Issue date: Monday November 27, 2023. PA Photo. A girl and a boy, both aged 15 at the time and from the local area, were arrested and charged with the murder of Brianna, a pupil at Birchwood High School, Warrington. See PA story COURTS Warrington. Photo credit should read: Family handout/Warrington Police/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
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Two teenagers, known as Girl X and Boy Y, allegedly knifed Brianna Ghey 28 times in a park in Warrington, CheshireCredit: Family Handout / Warrington Police

Prosecutor Deanna Heer, KC, said: “They demonstrate the intimacy of their relationship.

“They shared their darkest thoughts.”

They were 15 when they allegedly knifed Brianna 28 times in a park in Warrington, Cheshire.

Ms Heer added: “You may find it difficult to fathom how two children could behave in the way they did.

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“There may be a temptation to try to find an explanation for what they did.

“They are children, after all.

“We may never know what brought them to this point in their lives but that does not make them any less guilty.

“We do not have to prove which one wielded the knife, whether it was one or both of them.

“There can be no doubt that they both played a part in the murder.

“They were in it together.”

The trial at Manchester crown court continues.

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