Little girl, 7, was calling to her mum when stranger slit her throat in park, court hears

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paranoid schizophrenic who admitted slitting the throat of a seven-year-old girl in a park has been cleared of murder after the prosecution offered no further evidence and withdrew the charge.Eltiona Skana, 30, had admitted the manslaughter of Emily Jones on the grounds of diminished responsibility but was on trial after pleading not guilty to murder.After hearing evidence on Thursday from a consultant forensic psychiatrist treating Skana at high-security Rampton Hospital, the murder charge was withdrawn on Friday and the jury directed to formally return a not guilty verdict.Michael Brady QC, prosecuting, told Minshull Street Crown Court in Manchester there was no realistic prospect of a conviction on the murder charge.Trial judge Mr

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 being helped up by the other woman.

A woman has been found not guilty of murdering a seven-year-old girl who had throat slit in park on Mother's Day.

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.

The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxA seven-year-old girl was on her scooter in a park when a stranger slit her throat with a craft knife resulting in her death, a murder trial has heard.Emily Jones was just yards ahead of her dad in Queen's Park, Bolton, and was calling out to her mum jogging in the distance when Eltiona Skana lept up from a bench, armed with a blade, jurors heard.Minshull Street Crown Court, Manchester, heard on Thursday how the fatal attack on Sunday afternoon of Mother's Day earlier this year deprived parents Sarah Barnes and Mark Jones of their daughter.Michael Brady QC, opening the case for the prosecution, said: "Also in the park was Eltiona

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 thought his daughter had fallen from her scooter in front of the bench where Skana was sat.It was only when another walker shouted out that he understood something terrible had happened, the court heard.He ran to Emily's side and saw she was bleeding from

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 murder rather than manslaughter.

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 murder rather than manslaughter.