Brianna Ghey Tiktok Her Last Video Before She Was Fatally Stabbed

May 2024 · 3 minute read

Brianna Ghey’s tiktok account had thousands of followers. She was a famous tiktok artist who posted videos of herself dancing and lip-synching. She posted her final video hours before being murdered in Northwestern England on Saturday. 

Brianna Ghey was a 16-year-old trans girl who lived in the United Kingdom. “She was a larger-than-life character who would leave a lasting impression on all that met her. Brianna was beautiful, witty and hilarious. Brianna was strong, fearless, and one of a kind,” her family said in a statement. 

Her family pointed out that the loss of her young life has left a massive hole in their family, and they know that the teachers and her friends who were a part of her life will feel the same.

In her final tiktok video, the 16-year-old Brianna can be seen talking to the camera while walking through a park, believed to be filmed in the same place where the brutal attack occurred.

Public strolling in the park found Brianna’s body on a path at Linear Park in Culcheth, Warrington, on Saturday, 11 February 2023, around 3 PM. 

An ambulance was called instantly, but it was too late as Brianna was announced dead at the scene. The murder of a poor 16-year-old in broad daylight has left people worried about the security of their children. 

Two 15-year-old teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of murder, police said, adding that the suspects, a boy and a girl from the area, are currently in custody and cooperating with the investigation. 

A chief detective told the Times, a British newspaper, that Ghey’s murder was “a targeted attack,” but her death is not being treated as a hate crime. 

As news of Ghey’s death spread across the UK, many British publications misgendered Ghey and used her deadname in their coverage.

Unfortunately, the country’s Conservative government chose not to allow trans people to self-identify their gender on official documents. Brianna Ghey will likely not have her chosen name and gender marked on her death certificate. 

Many advocates took note of this cruelty and tweeted in favor of Brianna and trans people on Twitter. 

Because Britain does not have Self ID, trans teenager Brianna Ghey cannot be buried as her true self. She won’t be allowed the dignity of having ‘beloved daughter’ on her gravestone. Or a correct death certificate. All because the mob oppose something they don’t understand.

— India Willoughby (@IndiaWilloughby) February 13, 2023

The friends of Ghey’s family have set up a GoFundMe to bear Brianna’s funeral costs. 

Many people have openly criticized her anti-trans death coverage. A trans advocacy group is organizing a series of vigils for Ghey across the UK this week.  

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