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Girl, 7, had throat slit by stranger after calling for her mum, court hears
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