Woman, 30, admits stabbing girl, 7, to death as she rode her scooter in the park with her family on Mother’s Day
A WOMAN has today admitted stabbing a seven-year-old girl to death as she rode her scooter in the park with her family on Mother's Day.
Eltiona Skana, 30, pleaded guilty at Manchester Crown Court to the manslaughter of Emily Jones in a public park in Bolton earlier this year.
Little Emily was killed in front of her parents, stabbed in the neck by Skana as she sat on a park bench as the youngster rode past her.
Following the disturbing attack in Queen’s Park, Skana - an Albanian national - was arrested on suspicion of murder and detained under the Mental Health Act.
Skana pleaded not guilty to an alternative charge of the murder of the youngster.
She appeared in court via video link from high-security Rampton Hospital in Nottinghamshire.
Emily's dad Mark sat in the public gallery during the hearing, while her mum Sarah did not attend.
Emergency services were called at around 2.35pm on the day of the attack and Emily was rushed to Salford Royal Hospital.
She was pronounced dead at 3.56pm after medics had desperately tried to save her life.
Her parents in a touching tribute at the time called their daughter the “light of our lives”.
They said: “Emily was seven years old, our only child and the light of our lives.
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“She was always full of joy, love and laughter.
“Emily had such a cheeky smile and was beautiful inside and out. She had a heart as big as her smile.”
A trial on the count of murder is set to begin on November 23.
