@crimeatyourfingertips: The teenage pair who murd3red Brianna Ghey have been sentenced to life in prison for an “exceptionally brutal” kill*ng partly motivated by her transgender identity. Scarlett Jenkinson, who was described by the judge as the “driving force” behind the murd3r, was sentenced to a minimum of 22 years for what the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said was “1 of the most disturbing cases” their lawyers had ever dealt with. Eddie Ratcliffe was given 20 years for kill*ng Brianna, an “out & proud” transgender girl who hoped to become a beauty therapist. The pair, both 16, were named for the first time before the sentencing after the judge lifted reporting restrictions. Sentencing, Mrs Justice Yip said: “You both took part in a brutal & planned murd3r which was sadistic in nature & where a secondary motive was hostility towards Brianna because of her transgender identity.” She said Jenkinson was motivated by a “deep desire to k*ll” & pronounced her concern on hearing that the teenager had “expressed the desire to k*ll again” after her conviction. She had written a new “k*ll list” since her detention, which included the names of some of her carers, the court heard. To both defendants, the judge said: “You picked Brianna because you both thought she would be an easy target.” Though Jenkinson pleaded not guilty to the murd3r, Manchester crown court heard that since her conviction she had admitted taking part in the stab*ng, having previously blamed Ratcliffe for the murd3r. Jenkinson & Ratcliffe met, aged 11, at Culcheth high school in Warrington & stayed friends after Jenkinson moved to Birchwood high school. It was at Birchwood that Jenkinson befriended Brianna, who did not attend ordinary lessons because of problems with anxiety & an eating disorder. The teenagers plotted her murd3r meticulously at the age of 15, with Jenkinson palnning how, where & when they would st*b Brianna. They even had a code word “gay” to signal the start of the att*ck in Culcheth Linear Park in Warrington. They carried it out almost to the letter, stab*ng Brianna 28 times before they were disturbed by a couple walking their dogs. Ratcliffe met Brianna for the first time on the day of the murd3r. While planning the kill*ng, he repeatedly referred to her not as “she” but “it” & a “femboy thing” & said he “just wanted to see what size d*ck it has”. Giving evidence, Ratcliffe insisted he was not transphobic & blamed the murd3r on Jenkinson. But it was his hunting knife, that was used to st*b Brianna. Police found it in his bedroom after his arrest, the day after the kill*ng. Brianna’s DNA & his were detected on the knif3. Brianna’s bl00d was also discovered on his shoes & coat. In the dock, the teenagers never looked at each other & were separated by security guards & intermediaries employed to ensure they understood the court process. Neither reacted as the sentence was passed, with Jenkinson playing with a green fidget toy. Giving evidence, Jenkinson admitted to an obsession with what her barrister called “dark materials” but said it was all fantasy that she had never acted on. She had downloaded a special browser on her phone to watch “real” murd3rs & t0rture on the dark web & kept detailed notes about serial killers. Esther Ghey said of the killers: “I have moments where I feel sorry for them, because they have also ruined their own lives, but I have to remember that they felt no empathy for Brianna when they left her bl33ding to d3ath after their premeditated & vicious att*ck, which was carried out not because Brianna had done anything wrong, but just because 1 hated trans people & the other thought it would be fun.” Source: theguardian.com #truecrimecommunity #truecrime #crimetiktok #crime #crimejunkie #truecrimetiktok #truecrimeaddicted #truecrimepodcast #truecrime #crimetok

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