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Restricting social media access for under-16s could prevent murders like that of Brianna Ghey, says victim's mother

RESTRICTIONS on child access to social media could help prevent future murders like that of transgender teenager Brianna Ghey, her mother said today.

Esther Ghey told the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg: “We’d like a law introduced so that there are mobile phones that are only suitable for under-16s.”

She is launching a petition to press the demand.

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