"Yes, someone had killed my child, but something else had been killing my child for a while beforehand"
"I am able to remember and mourn the child I gave birth to on 7 November 2006 just as much as the child who was murdered on 11 February 2023"
"When Brianna was younger, she was a bundle of joy, in later years she was immersed in darkness."
"It sometimes feels like I’m grieving two different people.”
“She went down a hole of negativity"
The hearing was also told that when Brianna wanted to transition, she had threatened to kill herself if she did not receive hormone medication. Ms Ghey said she tried to hold off for as long as possible due to concerns about the long-term effects of such medication, but eventually felt she had to agree.