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Brianna Ghey: Vigils held in UK and Ireland for schoolgirl

On Wednesday evening, people attended candlelight vigils in several cities and towns in the UK and Ireland in memory of Brianna Ghey.

The 16-year-old transgender girl was stabbed to death in a park in Culcheth, Cheshire, on Saturday.

A boy and girl, both aged 15, have appeared in court charged with her murder.

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News imagePA Media Candles with a sign outside the Department of Education in London as members of the public attend a candle-lit vigil in memory of transgender teenager Brianna Ghey, who was fatally stabbed in a park on Saturday.PA Media
Candles with a sign outside the Department of Education in London
News imagePA Media Members of the public attend a a candle-lit vigil at Belfast City Hall, in memory of transgender teenager Brianna Ghey, who was fatally stabbed in a park on SaturdayPA Media
Members of the public gather outside Belfast City Hall
News imagePA Media A picture of Brianna Ghey, as members of the public attend a candle-lit vigil in Dublin in memory of the transgender teenagerPA Media
A picture of Brianna Ghey at a vigil in central Dublin
News imagePA Media Members of the public attend a candle-lit vigil at the Spire on O'Connell Street in Dublin, in memory of transgender teenager Brianna Ghey.PA Media
Members of the public attend a candle-lit vigil at the Spire on O'Connell Street in Dublin
News imageEPA People attend a vigil in Sackville Gardens in ManchesterEPA
People attend a vigil in Sackville Gardens in Manchester
News imageEPA People attend a candlelit vigil for murdered 16-year-old Brianna Ghey at Sackville Gardens in Manchester.EPA
People gather in Manchester's Sackville Gardens
News imageEPA A person holds up a candle at Sackville Gardens in ManchesterEPA
A person holds up a candle at Sackville Gardens in Manchester
News imagePA Media People gather for a vigil at Dalton Square, LancasterPA Media
People gather for a vigil at Dalton Square, Lancaster

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