Candle-lit vigils to be held for Brianna Ghey after fatal stabbing

Brianna Ghey (Handout/PA)

Candle-lit vigils are set to be take place across the UK and Ireland in memory of 16-year-old Brianna Ghey, who was fatally stabbed in a park in England.

The teenager, from Birchwood in Warrington, Cheshire, was found by members of the public as she lay wounded on a path in Linear Park, Culcheth, at around 3.13pm on Saturday.