Overview

• Two 16-year-olds, known as 'Girl X' and 'Boy Y', have been found guilty of murdering Brianna Ghey, a transgender girl, who was stabbed 28 times in a park in Warrington, England.
• The pair had been friends since they were 11 and had shared a fascination with violence, often discussing their desire to kill and sharing violent videos of torture.
• Prior to the murder, the pair had exchanged thousands of WhatsApp messages, discussing various children they wanted to kill and formulating a plan to murder Brianna.
• The murder was not believed to be motivated by transphobia, as the pair had also discussed targeting other individuals.
• The pair will be sentenced next month, with the judge stating that she would have to impose a life sentence but would need to consider the minimum time they would be required to serve before being considered for release.