‘Thought it would be fun’: why did two teenagers kill Brianna Ghey?

Scarlett Jenkinson said killing was ‘exciting’ while Eddie Ratcliffe wanted help to woo a girl he fancied, court hears

One question hung over the trial of the two teenagers convicted of killing Brianna Ghey: why? At the sentencing on Friday, Brianna’s family finally received some answers.

The hearing began with some startling new information: Scarlett Jenkinson had admitted to stabbing Brianna repeatedly – more times than she could remember. It was “a lot”, she said.