Brianna Ghey's mum meets killer's family
Esther Ghey has been speaking about the meeting with Scarlett Jenkinson's mum
Last updated 11th Mar 2024
The mum of murdered Warrington teenager Brianna Ghey, has met with the family of one of her daughter's killers.
Brianna was 16 when she was stabbed to death 28 times in Culcheth Linear Park on Saturday 11th February 2023. She was lured to her death after accepting an invite to hang out with Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe. Little did she know, the pair had been plotting together to kill her.
Last month, the teenagers were sentenced to life in prison. In a rare move by the courts, they were also stripped of their anonymity.
Now, Brianna's mum has confirmed that she has met privately with Scarlett’s mum and her Uncle. During the meeting, they discussed family, the dangers of mobile phones for children, Esther's ongoing campaign for mindfulness training in schools, and the ways they can work together.
Esther said: “The tragedy last year has affected so many, and changed so many lives. We lost our beautiful Brianna, but Scarlett’s family's lives have been changed forever too.
“I wanted to sit down with Scarlett’s family to find out how the last year had affected them. It was a positive and respectful meeting which allowed us to initially get to know each other.
“Although I don’t want to go into any detail, we discussed family and the challenges of parenting.
“As a former teacher, Scarlett’s mum was really interested in the two Peace in Mind campaigns to get mindfulness training into schools through Mindfulness in Schools Project (MiSP) and better child safeguarding for social media and mobile phones. She agreed that things need to change, so we are looking at ways in which she can support both campaigns.
“I would welcome the chance of working with her moving forwards."
Esther continued: “I didn’t feel any anger or resentment towards Scarlett’s mum, in fact it showed that tragedies have far reaching ripples.
“It has been a tough year, but I have been maintaining my mindfulness which I believe has helped with resilience, compassion and empathy. Meeting Scarlett’s mum has reminded me how important that is to me.”
Esther recently met with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology Michelle Donelan to discuss her campaigns, having met with Sir Keir Starmer earlier in the month. Esther said:
“Meeting the Prime Minister and leader of the opposition and the Secretary of State is a great start in discussing the issues and challenges that face our children today.
“Yet it is only together that we can make true change; coming together with a common goal of making the world a better, safer place.
“If Scarlett’s mum is keen to join me in our mission – then I’d welcome her support. However, at present we don’t have any firm plans on if or how that will happen.”
Esther has also announced her plans to set up a CIC (Community Interest Company) to continue her campaigns around mindfulness and mobile phone usage.
“I’ve been overwhelmed by the support the Peace in Mind campaign has received. So to continue this legacy for Brianna, I wanted to create a Community Interest Company to continue its good work. The new company is called Peace and Mind UK.
“Our mission is to create a safer, more empathetic and resilient society. Our two focuses remain around mindfulness in schools, where we will continue to work with Mindfulness in Schools Project (MiSP) to train more teachers across the country, and to continue our campaign for better safeguarding around social media and mobile phones.
“We have already been invited back to Westminster for a follow up meeting with Michelle Donelan MP around the Online Safety Bill.”