Hundreds light candles for Brianna Ghey at Birmingham vigil

A candlelit vigil was held outside the Hippodrome Theatre in Birmingham on Friday evening (17 February) in tribute to Brianna Ghey.

The 16-year-old schoolgirl, who was transgender, was found with fatal stab wounds on a path in Culcheth Linear Park in Cheshire on Saturday.

A boy and a girl, both aged 15, have been charged with her murder. The pair appeared via videolink at Liverpool Crown Court on Thursday where a trial date was fixed for July.

Police have said they are investigating whether it was a hate crime.

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