An inquest has heard that the school where Brianna Ghey met her killer did not know that the murderer had “spiked” a student with cannabis sweets. Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe, both aged 15 at the time, had plotted Brianna’s murder. They lured the 16-year-old to Culcheth Linear Park, Warrington, in February 2023, before stabbing her multiple times and leaving her to die.
Jenkinson had been moved to Birchwood High School, where Brianna was a pupil, in what is known as a “managed transfer”. In September 2022, when she attended Culcheth High School, Jenkinson had given another student a sweet containing cannabis. Following this, the school informed the police, but the student and her family declined to press charges. The inquest is examining whether the transfer of Jenkinson to Birchwood placed her at risk.
A joint statement of facts by the two schools and Warrington Council Children’s Services was presented to the inquest. It stated that the full details of the spiking incident had not been shared with Birchwood High School during a meeting to discuss the transfer. The statement said forms held by Culcheth High School recorded that the incident had involved “spiking”, but these documents had not been sent to Birchwood High School.
According to the statement, “Neither of the schools could possibly have foreseen nor did they foresee that Jenkinson posed any threat to Brianna or any other child.” Nevertheless, Birchwood High School acknowledged that if all available details had been provided, they likely would still have offered Jenkinson a transfer but may have put a different support package around her. The inquest is ongoing
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