Brianna Ghey murder trial: accused denies anti-transgender views

The accused, referred to as X, said the co-defendant referred to Brianna Ghey (pictured) as ‘it’ rather than ‘she’ in the run-up to her murder at Culcheth Linear Park. Photograph: Supplied

A 16-year-old girl accused of killing transgender teenager Brianna Ghey in a park in Warrington denied having anti-transgender views, and said she found Brianna attractive, a court has heard.

But the girl, known as X to protect her identity, told a jury that her “very good friend” and co-defendant, a 16-year-old boy known as Y, “didn’t exactly agree with people who were trans or people that were gay”.