Brianna Ghey’s ‘sadistic and transphobic’ killers jailed for life
A girl and a boy are tonight starting life sentences for the “sadistic” murder of transgender teenager Brianna Ghey.
Scarlett Jenkinson had “enjoyed” the killing, the excitement causing her to stab Brianna more times and she found the thought of violence “sexually arousing,” with a desire to kill again, Manchester Crown Court heard.
Her accomplice Eddie Ratcliffe had also expressed transphobia about his victim, Mrs Justice Yip ruled.
Jenkinson must serve a minimum of 22 years before parole and Ratcliffe 20 years.
The judge said the “exceptionally brutal” murder had elements of both sadism by Jenkinson and transphobic hate on the part of Ratcliffe.
