I would speak to killer’s mother, says Brianna Ghey’s mum as she breaks down in tears in heartbreaking TV interview

BRIANNA Ghey's mum has said she would speak to her killer's mother - as she broke down in tears in a heartbreaking TV interview.

Esther Ghey said she did not blame the mother of Scarlett Jenkinson for Brianna's murder.

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Speaking to the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg, Esther said: "If she ever wants to speak to me, I'm here.

"I also want her to know that I understand how difficult being a parent is, in this current day and age.

"With technology and phones and the internet, I know how hard it is to actually monitor what your child is on."

Esther held back tears after Kuenssberg asked her why she had previously said she felt like she had failed Brianna.

The mum said: "I'm all that Brianna had, I was supposed to look after her.

"I said about the issues that she had and the struggles that she had, it was difficult as a parent to go through that with her as well.

"You can always look back and wish that you'd done things differently.

"Maybe if I had done things differently, then this wouldn't have happened."

"She was always at home, the house feels so empty without her."

Esther is now calling for the government to ban social media for under-16s after Brianna's killers became obsessed with the dark web.

Scarlett Jenkinson binge-watched videos of violence and torture before plotting Brianna's murder with Eddie Ratcliffe.

Brave Esther said: "We'd like a law introduced so that there are mobile phones that are only suitable for under-16s.

"So if you're over 16, you can have an adult phone.

"But under the age of 16, you can have a children's phone - which will not have all of the social media apps that are out there now.

"And also to have software that is automatically downloaded on the parents' phone which links to the children's phone, that can highlight key words.

"So if a child is searching the kind of words that Scarlett and Eddie were searching, it will then flag up on the parent's phone."

Esther said she believed "without a doubt" that Brianna would still be alive if the law had already been in place.

She said: "They wouldn't have been searching that in the first place.

"And if they did search it then the parents would know - and be able to get them some kind of help."

The brave mum also revealed that Brianna had viewed material online promoting anorexia and self-harm.

Esther said: "Brianna was very protective over a phone - it was the cause of a lot of arguments.

"I can imagine that in most households, this will be the case too.

"If she couldn't have accessed the sites, she wouldn't have suffered as much."

'BRUTAL TRUTH'

It comes after Jenkinson's family said their "thoughts are with Brianna and her family".

They told the Warrington Guardian: "The last 12 months have been beyond our worst nightmares as we have come to realise the brutal truth of Scarlett’s actions.

"We agree with the jury's verdict, the judge's sentence and the decision to name the culprits.

"Our lives are in turmoil, but our immediate focus is to make sure that we don’t do anything against the wishes of Brianna’s family."

"We offer our sincere thanks to Esther Ghey for her incredible selflessness and empathy towards our family.

"Her compassion is overwhelming and we are forever grateful.

"To all of Brianna’s family and friends, our community and everyone else that has been affected by this horror, we are truly sorry."

'FEROCIOUS ATTACK'

Jenkinson and Ratcliffe were named by a judge as the pair were handed life sentences for murder on Friday.

The teens were just 15 years old when they hatched a horrific plan and knifed helpless Brianna 28 times.

The schoolgirl, 16, was lured to Linear Park in Warrington, in February last year by the sadistic pair - who are now both 16.

Brianna, who was transgender, didn't stand a chance against the "ferocious" attack and was sadly found dead in the park by a dog walker.

Jenkinson, whose parents were both teachers, had been expelled from Culceth High School over a drug incident.

She struck up a friendship with Ratcliffe, who had a crush on one of her friends, and the pair began messaging each other.

But their innocent chats soon turned deadly as they became "preoccupied with violence, torture and death".

Manchester Crown Court was told the pair "encouraged one another to think about how they would actually carry out a killing".

This culminated in a "kill list" of five people they wanted to murder before eventually settling on tragic Brianna.

Jenkinson had grown "obsessed" with the teen and concocted a plot to kill her using medication.

'PURE HORROR'

Just 19 days before Brianna was slaughtered, the girl messaged her accomplice to let him know the grim plan had been put into action.

She said she believed she had given Brianna [painkillers] that "should have been enough to kill her".

When the schoolgirl fell ill but did not die, the evil pair decided to choose a more gruesome method to murder Brianna.

In a note headed "Saturday 11th February 2023. Victim: Brianna Ghey” - the day she was killed - Jenkinson outlined her plans.

The teen wrote: "Meet [Ratcliffe] at wooden posts 1pm. Walk down to library…bus stop. Wait until Brianna gets off bus then the 3 of us walk to linear park. Go to the pipe/tunnel area.

"I say code word to [Ratcliffe]. He stabs her in the back as I stab her in the stomach. [Ratcliffe] drags the body into the area. We both cover up the area with logs etc”.

They originally planned to meet Brianna on January 28 but Ratcliffe said he would not be able to carry out the killing on a "school night".

Fuelled by her bloodlust, Jenkinson replied: "I don't want to wait, I just want her to die. I want to see pure horror on her face and hear her scream in pain."

The boy responded: "Really? All I wanted to see is what size d**k it had."

In another message, Jenkinson said: "I really want one of its eyes. They have pretty eyes."

'SCARED'

She also wrote: "I want to stab her at least once even if she's dead jus coz its fun lol."

After deciding on a date, Jenkinson settled in to watch her "favourite" film, Sweeney Todd, for the "9,000th time".

The following morning, unwitting Brianna left her home to meet her killers in the park.

The schoolgirl was captured on CCTV boarding a bus from nearby Birchwood Station to Culcheth Library.

While on the bus, Brianna messaged her mum Esther Grey to tell her she was on her way to meet Jenkinson and was "scared".

Esther said that her daughter would often stay in at weekends due to her anxiety.

In response to her venturing out, she had replied: "That's well good".

Brianna met her killers at the bus stop before the trio were seen entering an alleyway to the park 2.02pm.

Just over an hour later, Brianna was found covered in blood and lying face down in mud by a dog walker.

Brianna suffered "unsurvivable" injuries, including catastrophic blood loss after she was knifed in the back and chest.

Jenkinson and Ratcliffe had penetrated Brianna's throat and lungs with the blade.

'FAKE' TEXT MESSAGE

One stab wound reached a depth of 11cm and sliced through the teen's heart.

Brianna also had "defensive" wounds to her arms and hands where she desperately attempted to fight her attackers off.

The court was told "many" of the stab wounds damaged her bones and would have required "considerable force".

Prosecutor Deanna Heer KC said there was "no doubt she was the victim of a sustained and violent assault".

Following the murder, Jenkinson hatched a " false defence" to cover their tracks in case anyone looked at her phone.

She messaged Brianna saying: "Girl, is everything okay? Some teenage girl got killed in Linear Park its on news everywhere.

"And why did you ditch us for some random man from Manchester. Like wtf. That is so f***ed up."

This mystery 17-year-old boy was simply a fictitious invention of Jenkinson and Ratcliffe's, with the teen girl telling him: "Make sure story adds up".

PLAN TO KILL

She also shared a Snapchat tribute to Brianna, saying: "Brianna was one of the best people I have ever met, such an amazing friend.

"It is f***ing sickening what got done to her."

But her plan unravelled when police found an unopened bottle of Dr Pepper and empty bottle of Coke near the scene that matched the pair's DNA.

Brianna's blood was also discovered on a £13.50 hunting knife the boy had bought on a skiing holiday six weeks before the murder.

When officers raided Jenkinson's home, they found another note with a "plan to kill".

This one said: "Slit throat, dismember body, place pieces in bin bags, bury bags 7 feet underground".

Police also discovered notes about serial killers, including Jeffrey Dahmer, Richard Ramirez and Harold Shipman.

It was suggested during the trial Jenkinson had used Ratcliffe as her "hitman" - referring to the boy as a "Tesco John Wick”.

'IN IT TOGETHER'

Both teens sought to blame each other for the killing and each claimed their backs were turned when the fatal blows were delivered.

But Ms Heer said the evidence showed they were "in it together".

Tragically, no motive for the murder has been given - with the lead investigator saying both had a "thirst for killing".

Detective Chief Superintendent Mike Evans, head of crime at Cheshire Police, also previously revealed fears they could have struck again if they were not caught.