Police have arrested two teenagers following the tragic murder of 16-year-old Brianna Ghey who was found stabbed in a park in Warrington. The Year 11 pupil who attended Birchwood High School was fatally stabbed on Saturday afternoon at around 3:13pm in Linear Park, Culchetch.
A 15-year-old boy and a 15-year-old girl, both from the local area have been arrested on suspicion of murder. They currently remain in custody and are said to be assisting detectives with their investigation, the Liverpool Echo reports.
There had been suspicion that Brianna had been targeted because she was transgender but Cheshire Police have confirmed there was no evidence 'at this time' to suggest her murder was a 'hate crime'. Detective Chief Superintendent Mike Evans said: “A number of enquiries in relation to this incident are underway and we are doing all that we can to establish the exact circumstances of what has happened.
