Esther Ghey opens up about coping with the grief of losing daughter Brianna Ghey. Esther said her daughter 'loved her room' and was always in there in 'pink pyjamas'. Her ashes have been placed in her room in a pink casket, she says.
A series of deeply violent, sinister murders and attacks carried out by children have hit the headlines in recent months.
Dr Murphy, who has almost two decades of experience working with some of the country's most dangerous criminals, including teenagers convicted of murder, told MailOnline how those at the heart of such cases are often 'really damaged'. Holly Newton - murdered by a 16-year-old in January 2023 Holly Newton, 15, suffered 36 wounds after a teenager who had been reported to police for allegedly stalking her attacked her in the street with a kitchen knife
When a 16-year-old boy she was with at the time attempted to intervene, he was also stabbed and required surgery to wounds to his shoulder, arm and thigh. Holly's killer then confronted her at a bus stop before stabbing her 36 times, and injuring a friend she was with at the time She had texted a friend to say the boy was 'basically stalking' her, adding: 'He's gonna follow me until I talk to him'.
At her trial, it was revealed Jenkinson had a fascination with violence, torture, and murder and falsely claimed to have killed two victims already, talking of a desire to take body parts as sick souvenirs. Dr Murphy said the apparent detachment of the killers post-murder was a 'defence' as they avoided the reality of the heinous crime they had committed.
'If you are doing something with your hands it allows you to get away from what's in your head. It serves as a distraction.' Shawn Seesahai - murdered by two 12-year-olds in November 2023 Shawn Seesahai, 19, was stabbed to death in Wolverhampton with a machete by two 12-year-old boys They then shared more messages, saying: 'I'm scared man' - before the other says 'I'm not', followed by the acronym 'IDRC' which means 'I don't really care'.
'Adolescents do tend to underestimate the risk to themselves, that's why there's so much risk-taking amongst teenagers because they don't really think about the long-term impacts. There's an immaturity there. 'Brianna's was predatory, luring a particular victim to a particular location, Shawn's on the other hand, the location was chosen, but the victim could have been anyone that fitted into the perpetrator's mindset.
Teenager Muhammad Ali, 17, from Birmingham, was murdered by two teenagers out for revenge after an attack on a friend. Knife-obsessed killer Bardia Shojaeifard was described in court as appearing to be a completely normal teenager before he stabbed 15-year-old Alfie Lewis to death with fatal wounds to the heart and leg.
Bardia Shojaeifard, who was 14, at the time of the murder must serve a minimum of 13 years for the killing 'I would expect that this is someone who has probably felt quite physically threatened at points in his life so carrying weapons will make him feel more powerful. Another photo shown to the court had the boy holding a knife and wearing a scarf around his face whilst on holiday to his family's ancestral home of Iran.
Mikey Roynon, 16, from Bristol, was knifed in the back of the neck with a zombie knife at a house on Eastfield Avenue, Bath on June 10 last year. Bus CCTV footage shows the boys travelling to the party, with a weapon at one point being clearly visible through Cunningham's trousers. The other boys acted similarly, either remaining silent or responding with no comment, police footage shows.Dr Murphy said this is an unusual tactic that suggests the boys were 'really damaged' individuals.
Justin McLaughlin - murdered by Daniel Haig in October 2021 Justin McLaughlin, 14, died in October 2021 after being stabbed in the heart after a fight broke out at a station in Glasgow Dr Murphy told MailOnline many young killers may have issues at home, including being brought up in situations where extreme violence is commonplace.
'The appellant's mother is reported to have stabbed his father and, on a later date, to have threatened the appellant with a knife while he was holding his younger sibling.
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