increased 81% from the 2016-17 fiscal year (1,073 crimes) to the 2018-19 fiscal year (1,944 crimes). Brianna Ghey, a 16-year-old transgender girl, was stabbed to death in Culcheth on . The police described her murder as a "targeted attack". Two 15-year-olds, a boy and a girl, were charged with her murder. Prosecutor Leanne Gallagher said the attack on Ghey was "extremely brutal and punishing". Friends of Ghey said she was bullied at school because she was transgender, including being "gang beaten". Cheshire Police initially stated they hadn't found evidence to suggest Ghey's murder was a hate crime, but later said they weren't eliminating any possibility from their investigation, including whether her murder was a hate crime. Some British media outlets were criticised for their coverage, in which they deadnamed and misgendered Ghey and failed to state that she was transgender. The trial of the two 15-year-olds charged with her murder is set to start on and last approximately 3 weeks. See also LGBT rights in the United Kingdom Muslim patrol incidents in London Violence against transgender people Notes References Violence United Kingdom