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Brianna Ghey’s mother gives tearful tribute on anniversary of teenager’s brutal murder

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Brianna Ghey’s mother has given a tearful tribute to her daughter at a vigil marking the first anniversary since the teenager was brutally murdered.

The 16-year-old’s family and friends were among the huge crowds that gathered at the event in Golden Square, Warrington on Sunday afternoon, one year after Brianna was stabbed to death by Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe in a park in Cheshire on 11 February last year.

Brianna’s mother Esther Ghey wore a pink coat, the teenager’s favourite colour, as she paid tribute to her “amazing, unique and joyful” daughter in a speech in the

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