Friends of 16-year-old Brianna Ghey who was fatally stabbed in a park said the transgender schoolgirl was 'bullied for years' because of her identity. The 'one of a kind' teen was found by a member of the public after she was attacked in Linear Park in Warrington on Saturday afternoon at around 3:13pm.
Cheshire Police confirmed that two 15-year-olds from the local area have been arrested on suspicion of murder and currently remain in custody, the Mirror reports. It's been alleged that Briana was attacked because she was a transgender girl but officers say there is no evidence to suggest her murder was a hate crime.
However, her friends have taken to social media to reveal that Brianna was a victim of bullying for years in school as one of them wrote: "She was bullied and gang beaten for years for the simple reason of being trans". The pal also claimed that people knew she was being bullied and 'refused to intervene'.
