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Brianna's household person paid tribute to the "much loved" schoolgirl
Candlelit vigils person been held for 16-year-old Brianna Ghey, who was stabbed to decease successful a park.
The schoolgirl was recovered lying wounded connected a way successful Linear Park successful Culcheth, Cheshire, connected Saturday.
She was a transgender miss and detectives are considering whether her decease was a hatred crime, arsenic they effort to found a motive for the attack.
The vigils, organised by members of the transgender community, were held successful Liverpool and Bristol.
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Image caption,Crowds gathered extracurricular the hallway connected Tuesday night
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Image caption,In the coming days, further vigils are owed to beryllium held successful cities crossed the UK
People gathered unneurotic astatine College Green successful Bristol metropolis centre connected Tuesday evening portion astatine the aforesaid clip a vigil took spot astatine St George's Hall successful Liverpool.
In the coming days, vigils are owed to beryllium held successful cities astir the UK including Manchester, Glasgow and Leeds.
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Image caption,Two teenagers person been arrested implicit Brianna Ghey's death
Additional events are planned successful Aberdeen, Reading, Plymouth, Brighton, Belfast, London and York.
Brianna's household person paid tribute to their "much loved daughter, granddaughter, and babe sister", and said her decease had near a "massive hole".
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Image caption,A vigil was held extracurricular St George's Hall, Liverpool, successful representation of Brianna
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Image caption,Posters showing Brianna Ghey's representation were held successful Liverpool
Donations connected a GoFundMe crowdfunding leafage acceptable up for Brianna's family, which said the schoolgirl was "looking guardant to taking her exams this year", person reached astir £80,000.
Police said a post-mortem introspection was planned and searches were continuing for the limb used.
Officers person besides been granted a 30-hour hold to question a lad and girl, some aged 15, who person been arrested connected suspicion of murder.
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Image caption,Additional events are planned crossed the UK
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Image caption,People gathered unneurotic astatine College Green successful Bristol metropolis centre connected Tuesday evening
Tributes person besides been paid to Brianna connected societal media and successful peculiar TikTok, wherever she had a immense following.
One connection described her arsenic a "sweet angel" and a "beautiful girl".
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Image caption,Brianna Ghey was stabbed to decease successful a parkland successful Cheshire connected Saturday
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Image caption,People embraced astatine the vigil astatine College Green successful Bristol
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