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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Jasmine Norden

Brianna Ghey’s mother says school phone ban would have given daughter ‘much better chance in life’

Brianna Ghey was stabbed to death in a Cheshire park (Family handout/Cheshire Police) - (PA Media)

Esther Ghey, the mother of murdered teenager Brianna Ghey, has launched a campaign for a statutory ban on mobile phones in schools, stating it "would really have helped her daughter".

Ms Ghey is calling on the Government to provide funding for phone-locking pouches, which she says have proven successful at Brianna’s former school, Birchwood Community High in Warrington.

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