Brianna, 16, was stabbed with the knife 28 instances in her head, neck, chest on February 11 this yr.
Two youngsters, recognized as boy Y and woman X, each now aged 16 however 15 on the time, deny homicide and are blaming one another for Brianna’s demise, a Manchester Crown Court docket jury heard. Neither will be named as a result of their ages.
Boy Y started giving his proof on day 13 of the trial by typing his solutions after being identified with selective mutism dysfunction. He sat behind a desk in a facet room of the court docket together with his solutions spoken by an middleman sitting beside him, and was watched by the jury by way of videolink. His phrases additionally appeared on a display as they had been typed.
Boy Y was requested by his barrister Richard Littler KC if he stabbed Brianna at Linear Park, Culcheth, a village close to Warrington.
He replied: “No.” Boy Y mentioned he noticed his co-accused doing the stabbing utilizing his knife, which he mentioned woman X had requested him to carry to the park. Mr Littler mentioned: “Was there a plan to stab Brianna?” Boy Y replied: “Woman X had a plan to stab Brianna, I didn’t.”
He mentioned he had not taken her plan significantly as she was “all the time speaking about homicide and nothing occurs”.
Boy Y denied animosity in direction of Brianna as a result of she was transgender.
He mentioned he gave the knife to woman X earlier than Brianna arrived in Culcheth and the three walked to the park.
Boy Y mentioned: “I didn’t suppose she would attempt to significantly hurt anybody.”
Jurors have heard that each defendants had a fascination with violence, torture and demise and had mentioned a “kill checklist” of youngsters to hurt and a “plan” on the right way to kill Brianna.
Boy Y claimed he was urinating by a tree within the park when he heard a “puncturing sound” and circled to see X stabbing Brianna “at the least 3 times”. Mr Littler requested: “While you noticed that what did you do?” The boy mentioned: “I stood nonetheless.”
Boy Y mentioned that whereas leaving the park, the woman handed again the knife, which the jury has heard was discovered by police in his bed room together with his DNA on the deal with and Brianna’s blood on the blade. The trial continues.