Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe, both aged 16, have been revealed as the identities of the two teenagers responsible for the murder of transgender teenager, Brianna Ghey, last February.

Known until today as ‘Girl X’ and ‘Boy Y’, their identities were concealed due to legal reasons surrounding their age. However, at their sentencing at Manchester Crown Court, Judge Justice Yip lifted those restrictions, thereby revealing their names and faces.

Back in December, Jenkinson and Ratcliffe were found guilty of Brianna’s murder by a jury’s unanimous verdict at Manchester Crown Court.

The 12 members of the jury were presented with evidence throughout the trial, which spanned just under three weeks. One piece of that evidence included a hand-written ‘murder plan’ which had been found by police in Scarlett’s bedroom.

On the paper, it described the pair’s intentions; including details such as “he stabs her in the back as I stab her in the stomach.”

The jury also heard a 999 call from Kathryn Vize – a dog-walker who accidentally found Brianna’s body, which had been stabbed 28 times with a hunting knife.

In the call, Vize is audibly distressed, describing the bloodied body of the young girl lying in front of her. She later tells the operator, “I don’t think there’s anything you can do for her.”

Details of Brianna’s final hours were outlined to the jurors, who heard that Jenkinson had lured her “friend” to Culcheth Linear Park near Warrington, under the pretence of taking drugs. Meanwhile, she was also texting Ratcliffe, saying things like, “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.”

After the pair were found guilty, Brianna’s parents – Esther Ghey and Peter Spooner – spoke on the steps outside Manchester Crown Court.

Peter described the guilt he felt that he had not been able to protect his daughter, whilst Esther asked for the public to show Jenkinson and Ratcliffe’s family some kindness.

She said: "Please have some empathy and compassion for the families of the young people convicted of this horrific crime.

"They too have lost a child, and they must live the rest of their lives knowing what their child has done."