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U.K. police charge boy and girl, both 15, over transgender girl's murder

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An image from Brianna Ghey's final post on TikTok. Police have now arrested two teenagers on suspicion of murder.

LONDON — British police on Wednesday charged a girl and a boy, both aged 15, with murder following the death of Brianna Ghey, a 16-year-old transgender girl, in northwest England.

Ghey's body was discovered on Saturday afternoon in a local park in Culcheth, near Warrington.

A vigil was held in Liverpool on Tuesday evening for Ghey, who her family said was "strong, fearless and one of a kind."

Police had said on Tuesday they were examining all possible motives for the murder.

Reporting by Paul Sandle; Editing by Kate Holton