The two 16-year-old convicted killers of a transgender teenager in northwest England nearly a year ago have been given minimum sentences of 20 and 22 years.

Justice Amanda Yip lifted the reporting restrictions on naming the killers of 16-year-old Brianna Ghey. They were identified at Manchester Crown Court as Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe.

The horrific murder shocked the nation. Ghey was stabbed with a hunting knife 28 times in her head, neck, chest and back in broad daylight after being lured to a park in the town of Warrington on Feb. 11, 2023.

Yip handed Ratcliffe and Jenkinson a mandatory life sentence, and ordered them to serve a minimum term of 20 and 22 years, respectively, before they could be eligible for parole. If they had been adults — over the age of 18 — they would have faced much longer minimum terms. They will be transferred to adult prisons when they turn 18. Neither showed no visible reaction on being sentenced.

  • afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.worldEnglish
    157·
    10 months ago

    What does the Pope have to do with the Anglican Church?

    They are all Christians.

    Also what does it matter if they were religious or not?

    Indeed. Makes you wonder why when there is a Muslim or an refugee or an immigrant murderer I hear so much about it. Media is full of stories today about an arrest of a refugee made in a center.

    • dubyakay@lemmy.caEnglish
      9·
      10 months ago

      Ah, is that a common thing in the UK to bring up religion if the perp was Muslim?

      The Pope does not represent the Anglican Church. It’d have to be the King of England speaking up.

    • Rinox@feddit.itEnglish
      42·
      10 months ago

      Not all christians recognize the Pope. It’s like asking why the patriarch of Constantinople or the patriarch of Moscow didn’t comment on the news.