Teenager Brianna Ghey was unlawfully killed by her classmate and her friend but their schools or local authority could not have foreseen her murder, a coroner has ruled.
Anxious and vulnerable, unsuspecting Brianna, 16, was stabbed with a hunting knife 28 times in her head, neck, chest and back after being lured to Linear Park, Culcheth, a village near Warrington, Cheshire, on the afternoon of February 11 last year. Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe, both 15 at the time, were jailed for life for the "sadistic" murder of the transgender teenager.
"I found Birchwood High School offered Brianna a high standard of support within a caring environment." Ms Devonish said there were no visible signs that Brianna was at risk from Jenkinson. She added: "She had been planning Brianna's murder since late 2022. Eddie Ratcliffe was the only person who knew, other than Scarlett Jenkinson.
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