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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
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Wesley Holmes

'My heart is breaking': Tributes to Brianna Ghey posted to teen's TikTok

Tributes to murdered schoolgirl Brianna Ghey have poured in from friends and wellwishers on her popular TikTok account.

Messages were posted under videos of the 16-year-old expressing herself, lip-synching to songs and trying on different outfits in front of more than 31,000 followers.

One fan wrote: "Oh you sweet angel. I’m so sorry Brianna, you didn’t deserve this. So beautiful and so young, absolutely heartbreaking. How could anyone do this."

READ MORE: Two 15-year-olds arrested over Brianna Ghey murder

Brianna, a Year 11 pupil at Birchwood High School, was found stabbed in Linear Park in Culcheth, Warrington, at around 3.13pm yesterday, February 11. Two 15-year-olds, a boy and girl, have been arrested on suspicion of her murder.

There had been concerns expressed that Brianna was targeted because she was transgender. However Cheshire Police said "at this time" there was no evidence to suggest the killing was a "hate crime".

A video posted to Brianna's TikTok account, @gingerpuppyx, the day she died has so far received more than 8,000 comments, many of them from people expressing their heartbreak over her death.

Immi said: "So gorgeous. so sad to see people in the world taken too soon, and in the worst ways."

D said: "Rest in peace Bri, you deserve so much better and will be missed so much I hope you can finally be at peace."

Em said: "My heart is absolutely breaking for you angel I’m so sorry. Rest easy beautiful soul"

Molly said: "Rest in Peace beautiful :( I’m so sorry for the world being such a cruel place"

Sophie My Fave said: "this is so devastating I hope the people that did this to you get life in prison they deserve nothing in so sorry for this rest in peace beautiful"

Tilda said: "As if you were walking on this earth 2 days ago . Rest in paradise . Angel . You were gorgeous . It was only yesterday that that awful person / people did to you . I’m so sorry girl . Rest in peace gorgeous"

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