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Brianna Ghey trial: Teens guilty

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Today we look at the verdict in the trial of the murder of Brianna Ghey.

The 16 year old, who was transgender, was stabbed 28 times in a “ferocious” attack in a park in Cheshire. Girl X and boy Y, who can’t be named for legal reasons, were found guilty of murder after the jury deliberated for 4 hours and 40 minutes. Adam is joined by the BBC’s North of England correspondent Judith Moritz and BBC North West reporter Katie Barnfield to discuss the case.

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Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Jack Maclaren with Gemma Roper and Joe Wilkinson. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The senior news editors are Jonathan Aspinwall and Sam Bonham.

To hear more on what led two 15-year-olds to execute their carefully crafted plan to kill a teenage in broad daylight? Listen to a File on 4 special on BBC Sounds which tells the story behind the brutal killing of Brianna Ghey. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0h0l274

Published on Wednesday, 20th December 2023.

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