Brianna Ghey's murder case has evoked strong reactions. The Crown Prosecution Service describes it as distressing due to the planning, violence, and age of the killers. Some media outlets are accused of sensationalizing the verdict. Disturbing WhatsApp messages of the killers have been revealed. Activists blame public figures for the murder, while discussions on the factors leading children to become killers are ongoing. The role of transmisogyny in the violence is also being highlighted.
"Police discovered the darkest of conversations between them, they found written evidence of their plans and fantasies. They wanted blood, they wanted death." Ian Collins questions how children become killers, following the murder of 16-year-old Brianna Ghey. @iancollinsuk https://t.co/v6bsQU8xmL
The murder of 16-year-old Brianna Ghey in Cheshire is a shocking convergence of factors. But we canโt ignore the role of transmisogyny in this violence. @mlothianmclean writes ๐ https://t.co/C5iM9mwNCf
Activists have blamed Brianna Ghey's murder on public figures including J.K. Rowling. Such insensitive and inaccurate rushes to judgement do nothing to help a grieving family, writes @polblonde ๐ https://t.co/tXLmSrPM8o
Truly haunting to read. Disturbing WhatsApp messages of Brianna Ghey's killers as they plotted to kill six children https://t.co/tH7gGIyPOx
Numerous publications who have spent years actively seeking to create a hostile environment for trans and non-binary people are shamelessly sensationalising the verdict in the Brianna Ghey murder trial. The UK media is grotesque and devoid of any sense of responsibility.
'This has been one of the most distressing cases the Crown Prosecution Service has dealt with. The planning, the violence and age of the killers is beyond belief', says CPS's Elizabeth Bailey after the conviction of Brianna Ghey's murderers. https://t.co/HlbAIDPHvr ๐บSky 501 https://t.co/vqQo88LUN3