Candle vigils planned across UK for stabbed trans girl Brianna Ghey
metro.co.ukin Linear Park, in Culcheth, on Saturday.Cheshire Police have confirmed they are investigating whether her killing was a hate crime, alongside other lines of inquiry.A boy and a girl, both aged 15, were arrested on suspicion of her murder, and detectives have been granted an extension of 30 hours to further question themVigils have been planned planned for this evening in Liverpool and Bristol, with others expected over the comings days in Manchester, Glasgow and Leeds.Additional events are planned in Aberdeen, Reading, Plymouth, Brighton, Belfast and York.To get the latest news from the capital, visit Metro.co.uk's dedicated page.Activists also plan to gather outside the Department for Education in London on Wednesday to ‘hold the government responsible for their abhorrent attacks on trans youth to deliberately create trans-hostile environment’.The vigil for #BriannaGhey on College Green⦠the speech that stuck with me âwe wonât just be here for you when you die, we will be here for you when you are alive.
We must strengthen community.â pic.twitter.com/FspqlbrU2dTributes to Brianna have been pouring in since her death, particularly from her followers on TikTok.Many have travelled to the spot where she was killed to leave flowers and cards for her.LGBTQ+ rights charity Stonewall tweeted: ‘Our thoughts are with Brianna Ghey, a young trans woman, and her loved ones.
