'No indication' that Brianna's killer posed danger

One of the killers of teen Brianna Ghey was self-harming earlier the murder, but determination had been nary denotation she could beryllium a information to anyone else, an inquest has heard.

Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe stabbed the transgender teen to decease astatine a Warrington parkland successful February 2023.

Both killers were past aged 15, with the onslaught taking spot immoderate months aft Jenkinson had fixed a cannabis-laced saccharine to different pupil astatine Culcheth High School.

Jenkinson was aboriginal moved to Birchwood High School - wherever Brianna was a pupil - successful what is known arsenic a "managed transfer".

The inquest is examining whether the hazard to Brianna could person been foreseen, and whether Birchwood High School was an due spot to negociate Jenkinson fixed her past behaviour.

In a connection to the inquest connected Friday, Birchwood High lawman safeguarding pb Angela Clark said Jenkinson was described by Culcheth High School arsenic “a bully pupil who had made a mistake”.

She said Birchwood High did not behaviour a hazard appraisal astir Jenkinson, who had seemed “quiet and reserved”, due to the fact that they did not deliberation her behaviour suggested she posed a risk.

Fiona Cowan, caput of children’s safeguarding astatine Warrington Council, said a reappraisal of the lawsuit had recovered the managed transportation of Jenkinson from Culcheth to Birchwood had been carried retired wrong Department of Education guidelines but could person been much robust.

It had recommended aboriginal schoolhouse transfers beryllium carried retired with a multi-agency attack - alternatively than conscionable by schools - utilizing accusation from intelligence wellness and different organisations.

The inquest antecedently heard that, successful September 2022 portion a pupil astatine Culcheth High School, Jenkinson had fixed a saccharine containing cannabis to a student, who became sick and was taken to hospital.

Jenkinson was aboriginal transferred to Birchwood High, which had not been told that the pupil who took the saccharine was taken to infirmary and were not alert that constabulary had been contacted.

Brianna, who was 16, was stabbed respective times by Jenkinson and Ratcliffe astatine Culcheth Linear Park.

The killers are serving minimum sentences of 22 and 20 years respectively aft being convicted of murder.

During their trial, the assemblage heard Jenkinson had go obsessed with Brianna and was besides viewing worldly astir torture and execution connected the acheronian web.

The reappraisal did not find the consequences for Brianna would person differed if determination had been a antithetic attack successful Jenkinson’s transfer.

It recovered that radical dealing with Jenkinson did not cognize she was accessing the acheronian web, and were unaware of her fascination with convulsive videos – and truthful determination had been nary crushed to beryllium acrophobic astir her interactions with Brianna.

The coroner is expected to outline her decision to the three-day inquest astatine Cheshire Coroner’s Court connected Friday afternoon.