Brianna Ghey's killers given life sentences for brutal murder

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Brianna Ghey's killers given life sentences for brutal murder
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Brianna Ghey's killers have been given life sentences for her "brutal, planned and sadistic" murder.

Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe murdered the 16-year-old in a park in Cheshire in February 2023.

Mrs Justice Yip said Jenkinson was motivated by a "deep desire to kill" while Ratcliffe's motivation was in part hostility to Brianna's transgender identity.

She was given 22 years, while Ratcliffe was detained for 20 years.

Both teenagers, who were 15 at the time of the murder and are now 16, could be seen staring ahead towards the judge and showed no visible reaction as they were sentenced.

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22 years is the minimum custodial part of the sentence, the rest will be 'on licence' so out of prison under set conditions like reporting in at a police station every week. Breach of any of the conditions or breaking any other laws is basically back to prison do not pass go.

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