The trial of a schoolboy and girl accused of murdering 16-year-old Brianna Ghey has been pushed back.
The two accused, a boy of 15 and a girl aged 16, who cannot be named for legal reasons, were scheduled to go on trial in July at Liverpool Crown Court. But at a hearing on Friday, May 26, before Mrs Justice Yip, a new trial date was set for November 27.
The trial will also take place at Manchester Crown Court and is estimated to last up to three weeks. The 50-minute hearing on Friday dealt with issues which cannot be reported ahead of the trial.
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Both defendants were charged following the death of Brianna, from Birchwood in Warrington, who was found with fatal stab wounds on a path in Culcheth Linear Park shortly after 3pm on Saturday, February 11. Neither defendant was present for the hearing on Friday but will attend in person for a further pre-trial hearing in Manchester on July 20.
The girl, from Warrington, and the boy, from Leigh, are both currently held in youth detention accommodation.
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