Elizabeth Bailey, from the Crown Prosecution Service, said Brianna Ghey's murder was "one of the most distressing cases" it has dealt with.
The teenager was subjected to a "frenzied and ferocious" attack by two people who "turned dark fantasies about murder into a reality".
Report by Alibhaiz.
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