Emily Jones: Last News

Three men have been arrested after an assault on Deansgate in the early hours of this morning (May 3). One man was rushed to hospital with injuries.

The Twits Next Door, as part of a new series commissioned by the Roald Dahl Story Company, which they announced in a video posted to social media. In the video, they discussed ways to make the classic children’s characters “more disgusting”.When illustrator Emily Jones suggested a glass eye, Smith replied: “That’s it. What a disgusting pair of Twits!”Following widespread criticism across social media for the ableist undertones of their comments, the pair have said it was “absolutely not our intention” to cause upset.“We are so sorry to have caused offence with the launch video.

One of the BBC’s highest profile radio presenters has apologized for comments about people with glass eyes in a recent video to promote his new children’s book.

Home secretary Suella Braverman is under mounting pressure over her handling of a speeding offence. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has told MPs that he would update on any response to the allegations facing Mrs Braverman “in due course”.

The killing of schoolgirl Emily Jones was unlawful and mental health services could not have predicted her behaviour, a coroner has ruled.

The parents of a schoolgirl who was killed in a horrific attack in a park on Mother's Day have demanded answers as an inquest into her death gets under way.

The father of a schoolgirl who was stabbed to death in a park has spoken of his "disappointment" and "concern" over the upcoming inquest into her death.

The Primark store in Bolton is to relocate it has been announced. The high-street fashion giant's store is currently housed within Crompton Place mall.

The father of schoolgirl Emily Jones - who was killed in a Bolton park on Mother's Day - said he felt 'relieved' as her killer failed in her sentence appeal bid.

A woman who killed a seven-year-old girl by cutting her throat in a park on Mother's Day has lost an appeal against her sentence.

The woman who attacked and killed schoolgirl Emily Jones in a Bolton park on Mother's Day could see her sentence reduced.

A new group is tackling knife crime in Bolton head-on — by taking blades off the streets.

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The father of a seven-year-old girl knifed to death in a park says he will do all her can to keep her killer locked up.

Emily was killed by Eltiona Skana as she was riding her scooter through Queen's Park, Bolton, on Mother's Day last year. She had been riding to meet her mother when stranger Skana sprang from a waiting bench, grabbed her and then sliced her across the neck with a craft knife she had bought that morning.Skana went on trial for murder in November last year and was found not guilty after prosecution solicitors announced they were dropping the charge.

Bolton having appeared before the courts during the last 12 months. Despite the challenges, the M.E.N.'s reporters have been there to cover a range of cases from the town that have shocked, appalled and gripped our readers.As the year draws to a close, we recap some of the year's most high-profile court cases.It was one of the most shocking cases heard by a court anywhere this year.On a clear, sunny Mother's Day, Bolton schoolgirl Emily Jones was riding her scooter through a park to meet her mother when a stranger leapt from a bench and grabbed her.

would later attack seven-year-old Emily.Over the course of a seven-day trial a jury heard that Skana had sat on a bench in the park before springing up and grabbing the youngster as she travelled by on her scooter.She had a craft knife which she used to cut Emily's throat.

For all the latest news from in and around Bolton, sign up for the free MyBolton newsletterThe father of Emily Jones, who was killed in a Bolton park on Mother's Day, has paid a touching tribute to her.Mark Jones was with his daughter in Queen's Park on March 22 when she rode her scooter down a path towards her mother, Sarah Barnes.During a seven-day trial, jurors heard that Eltiona Skana, 30, had grabbed the seven-year-old as she scooted by and cut her throat.Mr Jones, who sat through every day of the heartbreaking trial, stood with a police representative outside Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court to hear his own statement read to the public.In the statement, Mr Jones said: "How can you put into words how you feel about the senseless

a jury was told last week.Skana was found not guilty after a seven-day trial at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court ended with the prosecution telling jurors it would no longer pursue a murder charge.She was sentenced today (Tuesday) at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court after pleading guilty to manslaughter at an earlier hearing.She was given a life sentence, with a minimum term of 8 years, but will be detained in hospital and only be sent to prison if her treatment allows it.Judge Mr Justice Wall told her: "What this means is that you will be detained in hospital until no longer necessary.

For all the latest news from in and around Bolton, sign up for the free MyBolton newsletterPolice have released footage of the moment Eltiona Skana was arrested after she killed Emily Jones.The 30-year-old grabbed hold of the child and slashed her across the throat while she was riding her scooter through Queen's Park, Bolton, on March 22, a court was told last week.She then fled the scene but was chased down by Tony Canty, a bystander who had been walking in the park with his wife.Mr Canty knocked Skana to the ground and sat on her until police arrived at the scene and arrested her a short time later.The footage shows police approaching Canty and picking Skana up from the ground.She is then taken by officers towards a van which is parked