The mother of murdered teenage girl Brianna Gee says she doesn’t blame her daughter’s killers and is open to meeting with them.
In a tearful interview, Esther Gee said she wanted to know what 16-year-old murderer Scarlett Jenkinson’s life was like and understood how difficult it is to be a parent. .
The verdict comes after Jenkinson and 16-year-old Eddie Ratcliffe were sentenced to 22 and 20 years in prison respectively for the “heinous” murder of Brianna, who was stabbed 28 times with a hunting knife in a Warrington park last year. This was after the decision was made.
“I want to know what their lives were like and what they went through. I also want them to know that I don’t blame my child for what she did. I want to do that,” Gee told the BBC. Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg.
“I understand how difficult it is to be a parent in this day and age. If she ever wants to talk to me, I’m here.”
Gee also said he had “no hatred” for the killers, telling Kuenssberg: As for forgiving them, no, I don’t think so. ”
In a tearful interview, Esther Gay said she wanted to know what the life of 16-year-old murderer Scarlett Jenkinson was like.
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Gee has launched a campaign to ban social media apps on children’s smartphones, and is also running a campaign to urge parents to report searches for inappropriate content following Friday’s ruling.
she said: She said: “I would like to see legislation 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 cell phone, but if you’re under 16 you can have a child cell phone, and that cell phone has everything that’s out there today. social media apps are not included.
“We also need software that can be automatically downloaded to parents’ phones, linked to their children’s phones, and highlighted for keywords.”
Brianna Gee was stabbed 28 times with a hunting knife and killed in a Warrington park.
At their sentencing, the judge ruled that the “extremely brutal” murder had elements of both sadism on Jenkinson’s part and transphobic hatred on Ratcliffe’s part.
Judge Yip concluded that Ms Jenkinson “enjoyed” the killings and that her “deep desire to kill” was the driving force behind the killings, and the judge, in passing sentence, described Ms Ratcliffe’s “inhuman He also emphasized the use of language.
Scarlett Jenkinson and 16-year-old Eddie Ratcliffe were sentenced to 22 and 20 years in prison respectively.
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At the age of 14, Jenkinson downloaded the TOR internet browser app and watched videos of real people being tortured and murdered in the “red rooms” of the “dark web.”
She admitted that she was fascinated by serial killers, taking notes on their methods and enjoying “dark fantasies” about murder and torture, and the two lived in a secret world of twisted fascination with murder and brutality. It was heard at the trial.
Although Briana had thousands of followers on TikTok, she was actually a shy, introverted, and anxious teenager who struggled with depression and rarely left the house.
Mr. Jenkinson told Mr. Ratcliffe that he wanted to stab Brianna. “Because it’s fun lol…I want to see her pure fear on her face and hear her scream.”