A 14-year-old boy with an 'infectious smile' who was found dead may not have intended to end his life, an inquest has heard.
22.05.2023 - 15:05 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The killing of schoolgirl Emily Jones was unlawful and mental health services could not have predicted her behaviour, a coroner has ruled.
Eltiona Skana slit the seven-year-old's throat after snatching her from her scooter in Queens Park, Bolton, on Mother's Day. Skana, a diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic, was later sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of manslaughter, by means of diminished responsibility.
An inquest has been held at Bolton Coroner's Court - more than three years on from Emily's death on March 22, 2020.
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Delivering his conclusion today, senior coroner Timothy Brennand said: "I do not believe that the behaviour of Eltiona Skana in the sense of perpetrating a 'strange homicide' on March 22 could or should have been predicted by the community mental health team."
He went on to say that she could not have been forced to take her medication and that it is only with the 'benefit of hindsight' that her attack could have been predicted.
Mr Brennand concluded that the work of Greater Manchester Mental Health Service with Eltiona did not amount to a 'gross failure to provide basic care'. However he did point to 'sub-optimal elements of her community treatment and referenced previous reports which listed failings by the trust in her care.
Ms Skana said that while the family were living in their home country of Albania, Eltiona had been ‘forced’ to marry a man by her father. However, Dr Raj Dangi, the psychiatrist responsible for Skana's treatment at the time, said the attack 'came out of the blue' and could not have been predicted.
Coroner Mr Brennand said he had too little evidence to accept that Eltiona had been forced into
A 14-year-old boy with an 'infectious smile' who was found dead may not have intended to end his life, an inquest has heard.
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