LONDON – Two teenagers in the UK have been convicted of the brutal murder of 16-year-old Brianna Ghey, a transgender teenager who was stabbed to death 28 times in an “exceptionally brutal” killing. The court identified the two juveniles as Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe, who were found guilty of actively watching murder videos on the dark web before committing the crime.
Jenkinson, described as the “driving force” behind the murder, was sentenced to a minimum of 22 years in prison, while Ratcliffe, a former kickboxer, was given a 20-year prison sentence. The court noted that the murder was “partly motivated” by Ghey’s transgender identity.
According to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), this was described as “one of the most disturbing cases” their lawyers had ever dealt with. The judge also mentioned that Jenkinson was motivated by a “deep desire to kill” and revealed that the teen has created a “new kill list” since her detention.
Before the judgment, Jenskison admitted to stabbing Brianna “repeatedly” because she thought Brianna would “stop being her friend”. She also confessed to having an obsession with “dark materials” and had downloaded a special browser on her phone to watch “real” murders and torture on the dark web.
Esther Ghey, the mother of the victim, mentioned that the two teenagers ruined their own lives as well. “I have moments where I feel sorry for them, because they have also ruined their own lives, but I have to remember that they felt no empathy for Brianna when they left her bleeding to death after their premeditated and vicious attack,” Ghey averred.