Online tributes have flooded in for murdered schoolgirl Brianna Ghey from friends and followers on the teens TikTok account. Messages were left under clips of the 16-year-old expressing herself by lip-synching to songs and trying on different outfits in front of over 31,000 followers.
One emotional fan left a heartfelt message saying: "Oh you sweet angel. I’m so sorry Brianna, you didn’t deserve this. So beautiful and so young, absolutely heartbreaking. How could anyone do this." The teen who was a Year 11 Pupil was found stabbed in Linear Park in Culcheth on Saturday afternoon, the Liverpool Echo reports.
Police have arrested two 15-year-olds, one male and one female on suspicion of her murder and officers have shut down any theories that suggest the killing was a 'hate crime' on Brianna who was transgender. A video that was uploaded to Brianna's TikTok account, @gingerpuppy on the day she died has so far received over 8,000 comments with many of them expressing their grief over her tragic death.
Immi said: "So gorgeous. so sad to see people in the world taken too soon, and in the worst ways." D wrote: "Rest in peace Bri, you deserve so much better and will be missed so much I hope you can finally be at peace."
Em commented: "My heart is absolutely breaking for you angel I’m so sorry. Rest easy beautiful soul" Molly left a note which said: "Rest in Peace beautiful :( I’m so sorry for the world being such a cruel place"
Sophie My Fave said: "this is so devastating I hope the people that did this to you get life in prison they deserve nothing in so sorry for this rest in peace beautiful" Tilda wrote: "As if you were walking on this earth 2 days ago . Rest in paradise . Angel . You were gorgeous .
"It was only yesterday that that awful person / people did to you . I’m so sorry girl . Rest in peace gorgeous"
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