The horrific killing of Bolton schoolgirl Emily Jones could not have been predicted and 'came out of the blue', an inquest has heard.
The seven-year-old was stabbed to death as she rode her scooter through Queens Park in Bolton on March 22, 2020. Eltiona Skana, a diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic, slit Emily's throat with a craft knife she had bought from a pound shop earlier that day.
Skana, who was 30 at the time of the attack, was later sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of manslaughter, by means of diminished responsibility.
