Nine months on from the devastating death of 16-year-old Brianna Ghey the trial of two teens charged with her murder has begun.

A boy and a girl both 16, who cannot be named for legal reasons, each face a charge of murdering the Birchwood schoolgirl in Culcheth Linear Park in February. 

Trans teenager Ghey was found dead on 11 February in Culcheth Linear Park in Culcheth, Warrington. Her death was determined to have been caused by multiple stab wounds. 

The teenagers were arrested at around 7.30pm on 12 February and charged in the early hours on 15 February.