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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Helen Pidd North of England editor

Brianna Ghey’s parents call for compassion for her killers’ families

Brianna’s father, Peter Spooner, said his daughter was ‘going to be a star’.
Brianna’s father, Peter Spooner, said his daughter was ‘going to be a star’. Photograph: Family/Warrington police/PA Media

The mother of Brianna Ghey said her daughter’s killers had not shown “an ounce of remorse” but urged “some empathy and compassion” for their parents, who wept in court as the guilty verdicts were announced.

Brianna, 16, was stabbed 28 times in a park in Warrington in February. Two teenagers, known as Girl X and Boy Y to protect their identities, were found guilty of her murder unanimously by a jury on Wednesday.

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