The teenage killers who murdered 16-year-old Brianna Ghey in Warrington a year ago have a right to anonymity but will be named in the media when they are sentenced on Friday.

Brianna’s killers were 15 when they committed the crime. The identities of under-18s caught up in criminal cases – whether as defendants, victims or witnesses – are normally kept secret so they are not stigmatised for the rest of their lives.

Judges typically impose orders under section 45 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999, restricting publication of any details that might lead to their names becoming known.