Blog entry by Maryanne Langlands
The mother of Brianna Ghey has described the harrowing moment police officers told her they had found her daughter's body after two teenagers were today convicted of her murder.
Esther Ghey teared up as she recalled her 'fearless' daughter and told how she joked 'I'll have to ring the police' as she became concerned when Brianna did not return home.
Two torture-obsessed 16-year-olds, who were 15 at the time of the killing, were today convicted by a jury after Brianna was discovered with 28 stab wounds at Culcheth Linear Park near Warrington, Cheshire, on February 11.
Both Girl X and Boy Y, who cannot be named for legal reasons, blamed one another for situs video porno the brutal attack which left Brianna with 'unsurvivable' stab wounds to her head, neck, chest and back, including one which severed her jugular vein and another which penetrated her heart.
Ms Ghey today told the BBC: 'She was fearless to be whoever she wanted to be. She wanted to identify as a female and she wanted to wear girls' school uniform.
Brianna Ghey, 16, died after being stabbed 28 times at Culcheth Linear Park near Warrington, Cheshire, in February
Brianna Ghey's mother Esther arrives at Manchester Crown Court last month for the start of proceedings
Recalling the moment she was told police had found a body, Ms Ghey said she returned home to find her front door open
'She just did it it wasn't a hurdle at all for her.'