The tragic case of Brianna Ghey, the young trans girl stabbed to death in a frenzied knife attack by two of her ‘friends’, is one that simply defies comprehension.

How is it possible that two 15-year-olds — children — could have devised and executed such a heartless, wicked crime against someone who, by all accounts, 3d porn was the sweetest and most trusting of humans?

On Wednesday, a jury unanimously found them, now both 16, guilty of her murder.

No one who has followed the trial — detailed in all its shocking and at times agonising detail by Liz Hull and Caroline Cheetham in their compelling podcast, The Trial: Brianna Ghey — could have doubted it.

At first glance, it seemed like a hate crime, born of ignorance and prejudice. But following the trial at Manchester Crown Court, the detectives who investigated the case said that they did not believe Brianna was killed because she was trans.

The tragic case of Brianna Ghey, the young trans girl stabbed to death in a frenzied knife attack by two of her ‘friends’, is one that simply defies comprehension

How is it possible that two 15-year-olds — children — could have devised and executed such a heartless, wicked crime against someone who, by all accounts, was the sweetest and most trusting of humans?