Detectives probing the death of 16-year-old Brianna Ghey have said they are investigating whether the stabbing was a hate crime.
The teenager, from Birchwood in Warrington, Cheshire, was found by members of the public as she lay wounded on a path in Linear Park, Culcheth, at around 3.13pm on Saturday. Two other teenagers - a boy and a girl, both aged 15 - have been arrested on suspicion of Brianna’s murder.
Cheshire Police previously said there was no evidence to suggest Brianna, who was a transgender girl, was the victim of a hate crime. But on Tuesday, the force issued a statement which said all lines of inquiry were being explored, “including whether this was a hate crime”.
