Brianna Ghey's best friend, Emily, said she had concerns about her and who she was speaking to The best friend of a murdered teenager said she was “speaking to thousands” of strangers online. Brianna Ghey, from Warrington , was just 16 when she was lured to Culcheth Linear Park by Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe. The Birchwood Community High School student was caught off guard and suffered 28 stab wounds on February 11 last year.
Her body was left to be found in the park by locals walking their dog. The two teenage perpetrators planned their appalling act through chilling messages on WhatsApp , driven by disturbing content from the dark web. Since Brianna's devastating death, her mum, Esther Ghey has committed herself to campaigning for mindfulness programmes in schools and tighter restrictions on young people's internet use.
In her latest effort to spread awareness, the mother-of-two co-hosts a podcast called Parents vs. The Internet. Esther, a new product development technologist, collaborates with journalist Liz Hull for the ten-part series, discussing with various guests "how we can keep our children safer".
In the most recent episode, the podcast hosts speak with Brianna’s best friend Emily Holden as she shares her experiences of smartphone and social media addiction and mental health pressures. The 17-year-old, who went to the same school as Brianna, said: “When someone mentions Brianna, the first thing that comes to mind is her beauty. Her hair, make-up,.