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running further down the hill in the park with her headphones on and, after asking if it was alright, the youngster set off in pursuit.Either the headphones or the distance meant Miss Barnes never heard her daughter's shouts of 'mum' as she rode the scooter along the path towards her.Neither was Mr Jones in a position to see what happened to his daughter as she rode past Skana - who was sat with her hood up on the bench.He saw Emily on the ground and initially assumed she had fallen and was

a jury heard that Emily was killed by Skana as she was riding her scooter through Queen's Park, Bolton, on Mother's Day, March 22, of this year.The child had been riding to meet her mother when the defendant sprang from a waiting bench, grabbed her and then sliced her across the neck with a craft knife she had bought that morning, the court has already been told.Today, prosecution barrister Michael Brady QC told the jury that the Crown Prosecution Service would no longer pursue a murder charge

Seven-year-old Emily died after she was attacked by the defendant as she rode her scooter towards her mother in Queen's Park, Bolton, on March 22, the jury previously heard.Skana has denied murdering the child but has pleaded guilty to manslaughter based on a defence of diminished responsibility.However, on the sixth day of the trial, Dr Saifullah Syed Afghan - a consultant forensic psychiatrist who is treating the defendant at Rampton - told the jury that there was not 'enough information' to

A woman accused of murdering a seven-year-old girl told a nurse 'I picked my victim', a court has heard.Eltiona Skana, 30, admitted her actions were 'premeditated' when she was being assessed by a psychiatric nurse at the high-security Rampton Hospital in Nottinghamshire in August, a jury was told.She has denied murdering seven-year-old Emily Jones.

A jury has heard a harrowing first-hand account of onlookers trying to help a seven-year-old girl after she was stabbed in a Bolton park.Emily Jones died after she was fatally attacked by Eltiona Skana, 30, who grabbed her and slashed her neck with a craft knife while the child was riding her scooter towards her mother, a trial at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court has been told.Skana, who has been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, has denied murdering the youngster in Queen's Park on

the jury has been told.The child died two hours later. Prosecutor Michael Brady QC told the court Skana was seen running from the scene, but was chased down and stopped by a walker who witnessed the incident.

RECAP, DAY ONE - read entries from our dedicated live blog from the first day of the trial:Mr Jones would regularly take care of Emily on Sundays, he said.That particularly day, they had arranged to meet Miss Barnes in the afternoon at Queens Park, where she was planning on going for a run, the court heard.Emily, wearing a navy coat with spots, saw her mother further down one of the paths in the park and asked if she could go ahead and meet her, the jury was told.Mr Jones said he initially

Live updates from the trial are being published in our dedicated live blog:Skana, 30, originally from Albania, is appearing at the hearing by video link from Rampton Hospital in Nottinghamshire.She has pleaded guilty to manslaughter on March 22, on the grounds of diminished responsibility, a partial defence to murder.Mr Brady said although it is accepted the defendant does have, and has had, mental health difficulties for a number of years, it is for the jury to decide whether this is a case of

Live updates from the trial are being published in our dedicated live blog:Skana, 30, originally from Albania, is appearing at the hearing by video link from Rampton Hospital in Nottinghamshire.She has pleaded guilty to manslaughter on March 22, on the grounds of diminished responsibility, a partial defence to murder.Mr Brady said although it is accepted the defendant does have, and has had, mental health difficulties for a number of years, it is for the jury to decide whether this is a case of

hereMs Skana, 30, is currently at the high-security Rampton Hospital, in Nottinghamshire.The defendant, of Ernest Street in Bolton, is charged with the murder of Emily Jones and an alternative charge of manslaughter.Earlier this month Ms Skana entered a not guilty plea to the offence of murder, but pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of the little girl who died on March 22, this year.Ms Skana was remanded into custody at Rampton Hospital in Nottinghamshire.The prosecution and defence have agreed

A woman has admitted fatally stabbing a seven-year-old girl in front of her horrified family as she played on her scooter in a park. Eltiona Skana pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Emily Jones who was attacked on March 22 as the family celebrated Mother's Day in Greater Manchester.

Eltiona Skana, 30, is set to go on trial next month accused of murdering seven-year-old Emily Jones in a park in Bolton.Police were called to Queen's Park following an incident on Mother’s Day, March 22, earlier this year.At Manchester Crown Court this afternoon, Ms Skana, of Ernest Street in Bolton, appeared via video link for a plea and trial preparation hearing.Her barrister Simon Czoka QC requested that the defendant not be asked to enter a plea at the hearing.A further hearing was scheduled

inquest into her death opened at Bolton Coroners' Court in April and was adjourned until Friday, July 3.Eltiona Skana, 30, has been charged with Emily's murder; and possession of a knife.

A woman accused of murdering a young girl in a park could go on trial in the autumn.

A woman has appeared in court charged with the murder of seven-year-old Emily Jones in a Bolton park.

A woman has been charged with the murder of seven-year-old Emily Jones in a Bolton park.

The parents of tragic Emily Jones have raised a staggering amount of money in 24 hours in her name for charity. 

The primary school in Bolton where seven-year-old Emily Jones was a pupil is asking for help to build a memorial garden for the little girl who was stabbed to death on Mother's Day.

The inquest into the tragic death of seven-year-old Emily Jones has been opened.

The parents of a little girl who was murdered in a park in Bolton this weekend have paid tribute to their only child.