Homicide sufferer Brianna Ghey was affected by bullies who attacked her at college as a result of she was trans, it has been claimed.
The 16-year-old, who was stabbed to loss of life in a Warrington park over the weekend, had allegedly been focused by a gang at Birchwood Group Excessive Faculty.
The schoolgirl’s father allegedly complained to the varsity and Brianna confessed to a pal that she was ‘devastated’ by the abuse, MailOnline can reveal.
It’s thought she was attacked by a gang of schoolchildren, pulled downstairs by her backpack in a transfer referred to as ‘seat belting’ and had bottles thrown at her.
A boy and a woman, each aged 15, have been arrested on suspicion of her homicide after Brianna’s physique was discovered on Saturday afternoon – her passing has sparked an outpouring of grief from household and mates.
Schoolgirl Brianna Ghey, pictured, was discovered stabbed to loss of life in a Warrington park on Saturday
The 16-year-old is assumed to have been ‘tormented’ by a gang of bullies at Birchwood Group Excessive Faculty
On Monday classmates and faculty mates gathered at Culcheth Linear Park in Culcheth, the place she was discovered, to pay tribute to her and lay flowers in her reminiscence.
Damian Harry, whose 15-year-old daughter was in Brianna’s class and was mates together with her, advised MailOnline the tragic teen had been bullied prior to now.
‘She mentioned she was devastated by the fixed abuse and even talked of ending all of it, the father-of-two mentioned.
‘It was all the way down to her being trans. It’s disgusting what occurred.
‘Her dad has apparently mentioned he raised safeguarding on the faculty a thousand occasions. However little was finished. The abuse was fixed all as a result of she was totally different.
‘Let’s be frank she was bullied due to her sexuality. In fact it is a hate crime.’
The 50-year-old added that though there are a ‘few transgender pupils on the faculty’, the teenager was nonetheless focused.
‘There are a number of transgender pupils on the faculty – possibly a handful,’ he mentioned.
‘They bullied Brianna as a result of she was trans. All types of issues had been finished to her.’
‘My daughter is distraught at Brianna’s loss of life. She is so upset and has been throwing up with the trauma of it.’
MailOnline has contacted the varsity and police for remark.
Three women in class uniform depart flowers and tributes to Brianna Ghey close to to the scene of her loss of life
A police officer and forensics specialists search woodland near the place the physique of Brianna Ghey was discovered
A schoolgirl carries a bouquet of flowers as she goes to pay tribute to Brianna Ghey at Culcheth Linear Park in Culcheth
A schoolgirl provides flowers to a rising variety of tributes left in reminiscence of Brianna Ghey
Mates of Brianna Ghey (pictured) say she had been the topic of abuse because of being transgender
In a video on her now-deleted TikTok account, Brianna, sporting her faculty uniform, introduced her exclusion. The video – reviewed by The Solar – was posted 5 days earlier than her homicide.
Emma Mills, Head Trainer on the faculty, advised the newspaper the Birchwood neighborhood is ‘shocked and really devastated’ by Brianna’s loss of life.
‘That is understandably a really troublesome and distressing time for a lot of and we’ll do our utmost to assist our pupils and wider faculty neighborhood,’ Ms Mills mentioned.
Two youngsters, a 15-year-old boy and lady, each from the world, have since been arrested on suspicion of homicide. They’re at the moment in custody aiding police with their investigation.
Officers have alleged there isn’t a proof that Brianna was the sufferer of a hate crime.
Nonetheless, the teenager’s mates have taken to social media alleging she had been ‘bullied and gang overwhelmed’ at college for a number of years over the ‘easy purpose of being trans.’
‘She had been bullied in class for years,’ an alleged pal of Brianna has claimed.
Greater than £52,000 has been donated to a fundraising web page established in reminiscence of Brianna, who’s described as somebody who ‘introduced quite a lot of laughter’ and was trying ahead to progressing with faculty.
The funds will probably be used to cowl funeral bills and assist her household who say the loss of life of ‘sturdy, fearless and type’ Brianna has ‘left an enormous gap’ of their hearts.
On Monday Brianna’s household launched a shifting tribute to their daughter, describing her as ‘stunning, witty and hilarious’.
They mentioned: ‘Brianna was a a lot liked daughter, granddaughter, and child sister.
‘She was a bigger than life character who would depart a long-lasting impression on all that met her. Brianna was stunning, witty and hilarious. Brianna was sturdy, fearless and one in every of a sort.
‘The lack of her younger life has left an enormous gap in our household, and we all know that the academics and her mates who had been concerned in her life will really feel the identical. We wish to thank everybody for his or her type phrases and assist throughout this extraordinarily troublesome time.
‘We wish to thank the police for his or her assist, and witnesses for serving to with the investigation. The continuation of respect for privateness is enormously appreciated.’
- Anyone with details about Brianna’s loss of life ought to contact Cheshire Police by calling 101. Info may also be reported anonymously by way of Crimestoppers on 0800555111.