Brianna killer’s move to same school as her victim ‘handled properly’

Concluding the inquest, Ms Devonish said: “There was no reason for anyone to suspect the friendship was anything other than genuine.

“I found Birchwood High School offered Brianna a high standard of support within a caring environment.”

Ms Devonish said there were no visible signs that Brianna was at risk from Jenkinson.

She added: “She had been planning Brianna’s murder since late 2022. Eddie Ratcliffe was the only person who knew, other than Scarlett Jenkinson.

“I found that the schools could not have reasonably foreseen that Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe would have plotted and murdered Brianna.

“It could not have, on the evidence available at the time, reasonably have been foreseen that Scarlett Jenkinson was mentally unstable so that she would kill.”

Both Brianna and Jenkinson had a history of self-harm and personal issues affecting their schooling.

Jenkinson had also assaulted another pupil and turned up for class drunk and smelling of cannabis.

Brianna, who was transitioning gender, had been diagnosed with autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Her mother Esther Ghey said Brianna had become “immersed in darkness”, falling behind in schoolwork and spending a lot of time online, garnering thousands of followers on TikTok and YouTube by posting video content.

The coroner recorded a conclusion of unlawful killing, but said there was no need for prevention of future deaths reports to be sent to either school.