Brianna Ghey killer had just 3 words for police as they arrested him for murder
Brianna Ghey's teenage killer Eddie Ratcliffe uttered three words to police as he was arrested for her murder.
The 16-year-old who was known as boy Y throughout the trial, was 15 when Brianna was stabbed with the knife 28 times in her head, neck, chest and back in Linear Park, Culcheth, a village near Warrington, on the afternoon of February 11.
When he was arrested he told officers "I can explain" and later told a trial it was because he was planning on telling the police what had happened. He claimed it was his hunting knife that was used to kill the 16 year old, but that his co-accused had carried out the murder.
He said he could not tell his parents what happened, due to his autism and "not being able to express myself easily". The court heard he carried out an internet search on information for victims and witnesses. When pressed in court, when prosecutor Mr Littler asked why he did not tell them girl X had used his knife, he said: "I was scared of being told off by the police." He added: "I did not encourage or want girl X to hurt anyone with the knife."
Body cam police footage of Eddie Ratcliffe's arrest (PA)During the 18-day trial at Manchester Crown Court in December, the jury heard of the twisted duo's fascination with violence and how they had been planning to stage a killing frenzy for weeks. While they tried to mask their obsessive and disturbing natures, their "thirst for killing" was evident in their text exchanges and cross-examinations.
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Jenkinson mapped out the 'murder plan' in a handwritten note but they appeared to work together, with Ratcliffe suggesting various poisons and medieval torture weapons they could use on their prey. Today, it was reported Jenkinson admitted for the first time stabbing Brianna herself.
Today, Ratcliffe and Scarlett Jenkinson, have for the first time been named as Brianna's murderers. Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe, both 16, were convicted in December of the murder of the transgender student, also 16 after she was fatally stabbed 28 times in a frenzied attack.
The identities of the pair were originally protected under law due to their ages, but the judge opted to lift this. After the two teenagers were found guilty on December 20, Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe, Honourable Mrs Justice Yip announced that the media would be able to name them on the day they were sentenced.
Cheshire Police have also released their custody photos. Referred to as Girl X and Boy Y during the trial, the then-15-year-olds lured Brianna to Culcheth Linear Park, near Warrington, on February 11 last year, before murdering her.
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