Two 15-year-old teenagers were charged on Wednesday (February 15) with the murder of a 16-year-old British transgender girl, Brianna Ghey, which has caused outrage in the LGBT+ community, with hundreds of people gathering in several cities across the country to pay homage to him.
The body of Brianna Ghey, stabbed to death, was found on Saturday February 11 in a park in Culchet near Liverpool in the northwest of England.
A 15-year-old girl and a boy of the same age have been charged, Cheshire Police said on Wednesday.
They will appear in court at a later date.
Investigation around the pattern
Investigators are now looking into whether Brianna Ghey was killed because she was transgender.
On Wednesday, new gatherings were organized in several cities across the country by the transgender community, after candlelight vigils held the day before in Liverpool and Bristol.
In London, dozens of people gathered in front of the Ministry of Education at the end of the day.
Videos posted to social media show those in attendance applauding Brianna's memory and chanting slogans like "
Trans rights are a human right!"
"
Protect trans youth! "
», «
Justice for Brianna!
“, can we read on the signs brandished by some, while others hold striped flags in the colors of the LGBT + community.
Several vigils of homage
In Belfast, Brighton, Dublin and Manchester, hundreds of people also took part in vigils in tribute to the young girl.
"
There are no words to describe how desperately tragic and deeply painful the senseless death of a young girl like Brianna is
," Leo Hardie, who attended the Belfast rally and a member of the association for LGBT+ rights Rainbow Project.
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This murder comes at a time when the issue of transgender people has been at the heart of culture wars in the United Kingdom for several years, giving rise to heated debates.
In a statement sent by the police, the victim's family paid tribute to a "
beautiful, witty and hilarious
" young girl.
“
Brianna was strong, fearless and unique
”, they added, her disappearance “
leaves a huge chasm in our family
”.
Monday, February 13, many of Brianna's comrades laid flowers at the entrance to the park blocked by the police where her body had been found.
A fundraiser organized to help his family had raised more than 92,000 pounds sterling (103,000 euros) on Wednesday.
