Brianna Ghey’s mother says ‘trans hate’ targeting daughter on X is ‘horrendous’

The mother of murdered teenager Brianna Ghey has said the “trans hate” aimed at her daughter when articles about her are posted on social media is “horrendous”.

Esther Ghey, 37, told the PA news agency she reported a comment about her daughter on X, formerly Twitter, but the company did not take it down, finding it did not breach their policies.

Ms Ghey said companies such as X have a “moral responsibility” to protect young people from harm online, after her daughter Brianna, who was transgender, struggled with her mental health, which was worsened by accessing eating-disorder and self-harm content on the platform.

She also said “nothing is in the diary yet” regarding a potential, but added: “I am hoping to arrange something soon after I’ve had a short break.”