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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Jessica Murray

Woman who killed Sheffield man had record of fleeing psychiatric ward, inquest hears

Roger Leadbeater
Roger Leadbeater was killed while walking his dog in a Sheffield park. Photograph: South Yorkshire police/PA Media

A woman who killed a man after fleeing while on escorted leave from a psychiatric hospital had absconded 10 times in the previous eight months and was twice found with a knife, an inquest has heard.

Roger Leadbeater, 74, was stabbed and killed while walking his dog in Westfield, Sheffield, on 9 August 2023. He was a stranger to Emma Borowy, 32, who died in custody in December 2023 after being charged with his murder.

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