Mourners who gathered for the funeral of Brianna Ghey, who was fatally stabbed in her home town of Warrington last month, adorned pink in memory of the teenager, with supporters also waving the trans flag.
It also sparked calls for more support and better protections for young trans people, as friends said the teen had beenAfter initially saying there was no evidence she was the victim of a hate crime, Cheshire PoliceAttendees at today’s funeral in Warrington were asked to wear pink, Brianna’s favourite colour.
Her pink coffin was transported to Elphin’s Parish Church in a white carriage, drawn by a pair of horses wearing pink feather plumes.One mourner was pictured wearing a T-shirt featuring an image of the teenager and the message ‘Rest in Power’ – a refrain seen and heard frequently at last month’s vigils.The 16-year-old’s coffin was taken to the church in a white horse-drawn carriage Brianna was found with fatal stab wounds in Linear Park in Culcheth, Warrington, just after 3pm on February 11.
At the two-minute hearing, Detective Inspector Nigel Parr, the senior investigating officer for the incident from Cheshire Police, said she had been found ‘unresponsive’ by members of the public in the park.
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