London, February 15 Two minors under the age of 15 have been charged with the murder of Brianna Ghey, a 16-year-old transgender teenager, in a park in the town of Culcheth, in the north-west of England, the authorities reported on Wednesday. law enforcement.
Ghey was found with stab wounds in Linear Park in the aforementioned Cheshire county town on Sunday.
Cheshire Police initially said there was no evidence it was a hate crime, but after questioning the two minors – a boy and a girl – the charges were brought.
The defendants, whose identities have not been communicated, must appear this Wednesday before the Chester Magistrates Court (north-west England), according to the police.
After learning of the case, members of the transgender community last night held two vigils in the English cities of Liverpool and Bristol, but there will be more today in other cities across the country, including Manchester, Glasgow and Leeds. EFE
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