The man who ran after the perpetrator and pinned her down is a true example of “not all hero’s wear capes.” I believe that if he hadn’t risked his own life for the justice and protection of those around him, that she never would have been found or convicted as the police force are also a struggling sector. It’s devastating to hear that another incident like this has to happen to show that the mental health sector is woefully underfunded, and crying out for help and a complete overhaul. My heart goes out to Emily and her family 💔 rest in peace little one.
Can you even imagine what the parents went through? Just so horrific. That poor Dad, his little angel taken from him right before his eyes on a normal walk in the park.
With her father not far away i just can't let myself think of what poor Emily was thinking when she was attacked. She didn't just take her young life she took her innocence. She left this world seeing real evil. Everything is beyond sad and tragic about this case. Mental health failed that women and the Justice system failed Emily. May you rest easy little angel. Sending lots of love to her family and loved ones. Im so sorry for your loss.😊
What a tragedy. How many times does someone have to cause serious harm before being permanently removed from society. Whether it’s a mental health defense or not, the public needs to be protected. Justice failed this beautiful girl and her family.
I agree. There should be three things considered in prosecuting and sentencing a crime: 1.) the crime/outcome itself--what happened and what was the result? 2.) the intent/situation--were there extenuating circumstances which make this understandable, an isolated incident, an accident, etc.? (This is where the "justice" comes into play--what's a just punishment?) 3.) the danger one poses to others in the future-- regardless of illness, "diminished capacity," etc., can they be trusted to be out and about ever? If not, they should never be free.
I agree with Emily's dad and mum. Altionna is not safe to walk the streets ever again. I can't decide whether mad or bad or both, but you don't put a knife in your bag if you're not entertaining at least a thought of violence. How was the health trust allowed to conduct an internal review? It should have been an external, independent review. They're not supposed to adjudicate on their own behaviour. There were so many red flags all along the way, and poor defenceless little Emily reaped the bitter harvest.
I met a man once at a drug crisis center, it was on the same campus as the shelter, and a this man would agree to live under the crisis centers rules to avoid the shelter, which is a nasty place (all men's shelters tend to be bad). I became friendly with him and after some days, he told me about why he was there. He lost all will to work and do anything after losing his own young daughter. A man had a psychotic break, schizophrenia hit him later than usual, no drugs or anything. He suddenly thought demons were coming for him and everyone else. He grabbed one demon, stabbed it, cut it's head off. In reality, it was this little girl. He said to me he feels individuals like this should be locked away forever like any murderer. I didn't debate the point with him at all because it'd be cruel, but I think it's a lot more nuanced than that. This lady here... It sounds like she wanted to kill a human. But people who just have psychosis hit them out of nowhere, and do something, having no idea what they've done... Someone like that, if they can later be made to be safe, actually safe... I dunno. Hard calculus to be done and it should be done case by case for sure. This lady seems just evil to me. But the guy in the story I'm mentioning? Much more complex
@@buttlord4204there’s I video I saw a beautiful young little Indian girl….near decapitated dying at the hands of her father speaking absolute gibberish (translated by an Indian commenter). Heartbreaking to know it happens more often than I thought 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢omg. She was so young and so pretty as I get older. I get filled with so much pride and joy seeing young women happily enjoying their youth. It breaks my soul every time they lose their lives and innocence at any young beautiful age. These poor angels. They make me wish so bad and so hard that there’s a beautiful afterlife to envelope them that quenched them of any pain and suffering a.
I don't blame Emily's father for not forgiving her murderer, if that was one of my nephews, there's no way l would either, she needs to stay behind bars for the rest of her life to protect the public.🙁
Forgiveness is a complex thing. I certainly wouldn't judge anyone who doesn't forgive. I would struggle to forgive too. I admire those who are able to and choose to forgive though, for the sole reason that forgiveness means cutting all emotional ties. Without forgiveness, the person who wronged us remains a part of our lives. They continue to occupy our thoughts and emotions. We carry the memory of who they were and what they did in our bodies. Once we forgive, we can let go, and they are gone. Their existence becomes irrelevant. In a tragic situation as this, I would aim for forgiveness, but goodness knows if I'd be successful in that.
@@katharina... Thank you for your insightful words, love. My 29 y/o son, Jonathan, was killed on 2-10-17. My anger at his murderer consumed me for a few years. Suddenly, I remembered if I don't forgive others their sins against me, God won't forgive me of my sins, either. (Matt. 6:14-15) I completely understand when others can't forgive the evil acts perpetrated on them by others. Because of your post, I wanted to let you know that it felt like an enormous weight had been lifted off of my shoulders. However, I'm not very admirable. *I was set free from the prison I created on the day I decided to extend forgiveness to Jon's killer.*
That woman's psychiatrist needs to be held accountable for not having her locked up immediately after telling them that she had bought 3 knives and had intentions of killing someone. 😡 That poor little girl's life could have been spared. 14:13
The Home Office as well. If we had a working border and didn't allow people from anywhere to enter the country and stay forever then Emily would still be alive, as would many others.
As someone who takes medication and struggles with mental health every day for over 40 years, I find this horrifying. I'm very torn with things like this. I mean, we don't allow alcohol or drugs to be used as an excuse for murder. Should someone who chooses not to take their medication, plans a murder, carries it out, and has no remorse be allowed to use her mental health as an excuse? A minimum of 10 years is just ... well, stupid.
Dude this is not the same. Schizophrenia is a very serious and psychotic illness. I hate it when people make assumptions and no nothing about medicine and science. Yes she deserves to be in jail, but schizophrenia doesn't work the way you mentioned. The system is more at fault here.
@@CW-rx2jsYou are right.... schizophrenia is much different. My son has it and is an adult. He will take medication for a short time and then starts thinking he is being poisoned and stops taking it. We haven't found any medications that work on the severe paranoia he experiences. Have gone through this for years and my heart breaks for him. He has moments of clarity but one little thing will trigger this horrible mental illness. I pray someday there will be a way to truly help him and everyone who has schizophrenia.... it's horrible for those who have it and others affected by it
@@lisakain1517 When I look at my very normal sons and grandchildren, I give thanks that they have no mental or physical problems. But I feel for those who are not as lucky as our family has been. I had a sister who had what is now known as Asperger’s syndrome, but in 1933 when she was born, Doctors knew that she had a high I.Q., very unsocial tendencies, but they had no name for what ailed her. She couldn’t handle being in a room with large numbers of people, and during her school years, in the classroom she was totally withdrawn. Her marks were excellent, but it was always noted on her report cards that she did not participate in school, or classroom activities. Of course she was shunned by her classmates, but there was nothing anyone could do about that. She was the oldest in our family, and although I was the youngest, 10 years separating us, I always felt very protective of her. My mother and father were very loving and kind to her, and the other members of our family, so we were truly blessed. We lived in a village in Ireland, where families looked out for each other, and were kind and caring of those who faced difficulties in their lives. I hope and pray that one day researchers will discover just what causes Schizophrenia and other debilitating mental disorders, and find a cure that will give those people affected a normal life. God Bless you and all your family. Greetings from Canada.🇨🇦
How tragic. She had been saying for years she would kill someone, what a giant red flag missed. The incident with her mother shouldve been considered attempted murder so she could get committed to help back then. The systems society have in place are a joke, until someone does something serious the system doesnt step in. Rip Emily
Mental illness is never your fault, but it IS your responsibility! Plus, she came here illegally, lied on her asylum application and should have been deported!
Me and my sister have schizophrenia. I grew up with her and my controversial opinion is that she was dangerous because of her personality and not because of her mental health issue. The mental health issues bring on mostly paranoia and haluccinations. The decision to harm was only hers. She stabbed me in the head and attacked our father. I never felt like physically harming anyone. You can be paranoid and not be murderous. I take olanzapine and others. My sister committed suicide in 2020. I am only speaking on this issue based on my own experience. Relapses are real when medications are stopped. However, schyzofrenia can't be an excuse for murder. That said, prison is not the solution here unless the woman can be medicated in prison. If not, she might die in prison. If she doesn't, she will be freed in 10 years and she will kill again. In my opinion, she needs to be committed to a high security mental health facility for the rest of her life. There is no cure for schizofrenia and in particular, there is no cure for her violent nature. If anything we could conclude that not all schyzofrenic people are violent. Some of use are very troubled but peacefull. However, when violent, they are dangerous and lethal.
I hope this finds you and your family well your comment is spot on your so right it’s her personality not her condition this makes all other people that suffer this illness with mental health problems look like killers wen there not at all I’m feel so bad that they say it’s because of her mental health she’s evil threw and threw people with mental illness are not evil and don’t hurt others ❤
I think you're right. There is no one schizophrenic person out there. Each case has to be continuously assessed as a unique individual. Medicalising evil doesn't help matters. I don't think she killed Emily because she was psychotic, etc. She's just an awful person.
i know this is a few months old, but it’s so important to know that schizophrenia does not make you dangerous or evil. actually, people with psychosis are more likely to be a VICTIM than a criminal. My friend from high school has schizophrenia and he is so gentle and kind, his brain just works differently some of the time.
This one made me cry. To have your darling child taken in front of you like that must have been unspeakable for her parents. Sadly I'm not surprised with the sentence. The UK and Australia 🇦🇺 where I live - needs an overhaul of sentencing guidelines. I understand that it wasn't a murder conviction, but it still doesn't seem like enough.
Murder is murder regardless. You have to have something wrong with you at some level to take another life whether you are a psycho or sociopath murder is murder and you should never be freed.
I read this not having gotten to the end and now I know I don't want to . I can't tell U how many cases I've watched from those two parts of the world and it's ridiculous how lenient they r for murder r rape r both . A man went to his ex girlfriends childhood home and locked the door and stabbed her over 200 times , cut off her ears , her breast and nose and only received 16 years , he wasn't mentally ill just angry because she had broken up with him , heer professor whom was much older than her , it's disgusting . In this case , I feel that because she attacked a little child and not an adult , I believe she should never be free again , ever . It's sad that this woman was sold to some man because of her father owning money but this precious sweet little girl had nothing to do with that and I hope this woman will never be released again , ever . I'm so very sorry for Emily and her parents and family and friends , She deserves better , so much better and I think this woman was just evil .
Her awareness of what she intended to do is what bothers me. She set out that day to hurt someone & chose a child to small & vulnerable to fight back. She could've had herself committed
@@chrisfuriusas an ex nurse with years of experience in the acute mental health inpatient unit, yes they are intelligent and can be responsible for these kinds of decisions. Very few of them actively murder innocent people. It's a broken system all round and with sufficient funding and staffing mental health services can prevent these horrid situations.
@chrisfurius yes, she may have a a mental illness but knew what she was doing was wrong. Having lived over 40 years with a family member with mental illness who has hurt and killed people they know right from wrong .
@@GypsyGirl317do you know if the parents would have been compensated at all due to the ineptitude of the system, seems cut and dried there were many deficiencies in the care of this person.
As someone who tried to get help for someone with schizophrenia in the UK, the mental health system is absolutely not fit for purpose. This is a murder by systematic failings.
If they have 30 misdemeanors and two felonies, are obviously psychotic and dangerous, the state of TEXAS, don’t give a flip. I went through every facility, hospital, court, police station, group homes….they do not care. My bro is homeless by choice and behaviors. Only when he finally kills someone will he get help; and, we family will get all the blame. (I miss free speech)
I cannot help but think that this is by design, that they allow mentally ill patient's out and murderers out. I think it's by design, because other than that..... what the h***???
Why is Britain's struggling mental health system responsible for a foreign national? She should have been deported back to Albania before she had chance to take this poor little girl's life.
Rest in peace little angel. I am so sorry this happened to you and for the parents, my deepest condolences. I have known loss but not that of my child, so I can only comprehend a tiny bit. Thank you for advocating for change ❤
Eight years for taking a little innocent girls life????? SERIOUSLY? Criminals like this should be locked up FOREVER WITHOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF PAROLE!! PERIOD!
Emily's dad has aged 20 years. I simply cannot imagine the nightmare their life turned into in a split second. I genuinely don't understand why patients are allowed to come off injected medication that helps them avoid psychotic episodes. Obviously the person taking these mediations will want to come off them. It's up to the professionals around them to be cautious and move slowly. She was a dangerous woman, and there were so many opportunities to change the path she was on before she murdered this beautiful wee lassie.
This was a horrible tragic murder. The mental health crisis is true everywhere. I don’t think any country, any system, has gotten it right. RIP sweet Emily.
If it’s true that she showed no signs of relapse or deterioration then she clearly manipulated the system if she had infact relapsed, she knew that hiding these symptoms would fool the system therefore she knew exactly what she was doing, if this be true then she is guilty of murder and premeditated at that. I hope she is never released and ends up in a prison.
So she went off her meds on purpose so she could murder a child for no reason and go to jail for life? Think it through. Yes it's a horrible tragedy but don't be so quick to blame.
I live in Bolton. Seeing the photo of Emily wearing the same uniform I once wore always makes me weep. I have never been to Queen’s Park since this happened as it just doesn’t feel right. We will never forget you Emily ❤️ sleep tight, god bless ❤
Nobody does True Crime like you guys. You always treat each case with compassion and sensitivity, while always putting the victim first. No AI or frantic, intrusive music, and no over-dramatic narrative. You respect your audience. You’re the best. Thank you. RIP little Emily. Mental health “professionals” failed you.
She knowingly killed an innocent child. If she has the presence of mind to get up, get neatly dressed, navigate her way, make purchases, etc, she is absolutely culpable of murder. She absolutely should be punished and not given any more comfort than any other murderer. Hate is the root of murder and must not be coddled.
@@eadweard. It means she was more than able to commit (and plan) the murder. I've seen your kind of comments on other videos and you always seem to be antagonistic/defending the killers or at the very least being an awful troll.
@danielelindsey2213 She committed an unforgivable crime; and my heart goes to to her entire family. However, I do feel your comment undermines mental illness; a lot of people who are schizophrenics can give the appearance of acting normal/planning etc.; it's sort like saying how can someone be depressed when I saw them laughing yesterday. Mental illness is a awful problem that needs to be taken very seriously, and sadly the system here failed everyone involved.
My mom has schizophrenia & she would never do something like this. It’s truly about the type of treatment, help & support they receive. I’m lucky that my mom has doctors that cares about her, they’ve been treating her for over 20 years. This is really sad, wish she got the help she deserved before she took the life of this beautiful girl. RIP Angel.
My little sister has been great on meds for the last 20 yrs also. I could never imagine her doing something like this. She is such a gentle little soul and always has been. She had to be taken off a med due to blood work not being good. She got quite unwell for awhile, and had spent that time on another med till she was ok again, but now back on her original one that has kept her well and I hope now at 61 she can stay that way.
I was diagnosed in my early 20s with schizophrenia and later it was downgraded to schizoeffective disorder. But while it's effects for me are not quite as severe as some experience, I definitely have a thought disorder. I was terrified early on that some day I would not have control and hurt someone, but never had good reason to fear that
Heartbreaking 💔 Words can,t cover the pain felt by little Emily's parents,family and friends.A new star shines down from the night skies. So sorry, sweet girl ❤
The coroner was talking out of his a*se. There were plenty of red-flags in the weeks, month and years prior to her attacking a young child in the park but nobody was listening. This highlights the problem with care in the community and especially the care for people suffering from mental health. When I worked in community care I remember visiting one young chap who used to squat in the corner of the room of his house and in total darkness. He was totally in fear of the world around him, but couldn’t say exactly what it was he feared. He was grateful when we eventually got him back into the local mental health ‘arc’. Sadly, there are many people who cannot cope with living in the community. I am glad that life inside an institution is a lot better now than it was in the days of the asylums, but we tend now to treat people with delusion only at the times when their delusion is at its worse and then when they learn to say the right things to the doctor they send them home and back to face the fears that sent them to hospital in the first place. At home there is nobody to encourage them to take their medication, especially if the care workers cannot access the home. I’m also guessing that the team that were charged with ‘monitoring’ Eltiona in the community, had limited training on how to deal with people with mental health issues. They probably breathed a sigh-of-relief when their knocking went unanswered. Of course, NHS England and the Department of Health will say they are reviewing their procedures and that will be the last comment they make on this issue until the next time something like this happens. The present system clearly isn’t fit for purpose. As always happens, you have these departments making excuses for the fact they failed in their duty-of-care. Eltiona Skana (Red Flags) *March 2015: Her mental health was not in a good place. Assessed by a doctor as having PTSD but failed to turn up for her Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and so her case was closed. *July 2015: She grabbed a knife and believed she was going to be attacked. Sectioned and admitted to Royal Bolton Hospital. (Acute Schizophrenia Psychotic Symptoms). Granted leave by the hospital she ran away. *August 2015: Released because her feelings about her neighbours trying to steal her thoughts weren’t as potent as they had been a few weeks before. *November 2015: Taken off medication because she didn’t like it. *December 2015: She was having auditory hallucinations on a daily basis. *January 2017: Refused to meet with her care co-ordinator and did not attend any scheduled meetings. Her sister was greatly concerned about her mental health. *February 2017: Attacked her mother in the belief that mom’s death would solve all her problems. Attacked mom with an iron, stabbed her in the hand but was interrupted by a friend so didn’t succeed in killing mom. Arrested and detained under the Mental Health Act. *Between Feb and May 2017: Left the hospital (where she was being detained) without permission and went to a house at 5am to speak to a 13 year old child. She was armed with a knife. *May 2017: Deemed fit for release from the hospital. *March 2018: Not feeling well, she requested to go back on injections. Says she’s having hallucinations again. *11 March 2020: First meeting with her mental health worker in three months and also her last. *22 March 2020: Arrested in the park having murdered a six year old child. She has wire around her toes, yet the doctor who examined her didn’t think this pointed to any form of mental disorder??? I can hear the sound of stable doors being locked shut whilst the stallion who recently resided there is nowhere to be seen.
Mental Health facilities were all being closed, and ‘care in the community’ was trumpeted. It doesn’t work most of the time. Our local Psychiatric Hospital was closed for in patients-recently it has started to reopen wards. Mental health is greatly underfunded
Those still working in the mental care sector are heroes, as are most NHS workers who have suffered real term pay cuts of up to 35%, whilst expecting to do more and more with less and less. Since 2013, specifically. Did they not think less teachers, special education centres, libraries, the likes of Sure Start, police (down 20k, courts cut in half) , doctors, nurses, MH workers, firefighters (Grenfell) etc in tbe name of austerity (a political choice. Where do you think those 'savings' ended up...? Because borrowing has never been higher even though interest rates are obscene. Our streets should be paved with gold given Tory spending!) wouldn't have a huge impact on society? 1% of rape cases end in court. But the Bullingdon Club members (Johnson etc trashed restaurants, burnt 50£ notes infront of the homeless) were always going to unaffected as their inherited wealth (and my God, they protected that) would never suffer the consequences. Their wealth shielded them. Please don't demonise those in the public sector left. They are anything but lazy, work many, many unpaid hours for something they're devoted to. The. Resouces. Of. 10. Years. Ago. Have. Gone 😢 Their pay reduced year on year and yet they're demonised in the right-wing - in-bed-with 21:16 -the-tories press for finally saying enough. Direct blame at the policy makers. No social worker is in it for the money?! But their work load is obscene. Only the government is responsible. If they cared about MH, community support, education, health etc etc they'd fund it. They don't
GREAT COMMENT!!!! ALL FACTS! (Im from the US) It's soooooo damn sad the government doesn't give a damn or get that mental health is a real crisis! The system failed this woman! This killing was AWFUL but their hate should be towards anyone worker that didn't do their job!!! In the US there is no house calls or monitoring. I have yet to hear from our government on the topic of mental health and the changes that need to happen. They fund so much crap out to other countries or do the stupiest sh!t with it like new fancy light poles or flowers SERIOUSLY! EDUCATION IS KEY!
If anyone has a family member who „hears voices“ they are potentially having a psychosis. Over a very short period of time ( a handful of weeks) this can develop into full blown psychosis/schizophrenia - if untreated. This woman‘s sister contradicts herself: on the one hand she says her sister was behaving strangely, hearing voices and disconnecting boilers etc. Then the same sister says the psychiatrist is wrong? A psychiatrist has studied the brain and hearing voices is highly predictive of psychosis. Antipsychotics work on the specific doperminergic pathways to control brain signalling and functioning. There are side effects as the same doperminergic pathways control other aspects of functioning. It is so difficult to manage whilst drugs are still in the developmental stage to be more target specific on brain proteins. After over 1,000,000 research reports no cure has been found for psychosis - only treatments to alleviate this terrible brain disease. There are different typeset psychosis too, drug induced or brain disorder through disease. 1-3.5% of the population are diagnosed/suffering with psychosis/schizophrenia, so please be assured that most harm is self inflicted through suicide and self harm rather than attacks like presented here. RIP little angel. It‘s truly heartbreaking the unexpectedness of your passing and my heart goes out to her parents who clearly loved this little girl very much. Any parent that encourages their child NOT to take antipsychotics should be investigated as they interrupting the treatment of a very serious condition. If the mother as alleged in this upload said her daughter did not require the treatment when she is not a doctor then she should be charged in this case. That is care in the community.
Yanno. I'm really happy that you've covered this case. It was local to us and I've been trying to ask creators to cover it. Mental Health care in this country is absolutely shocking. Something needs to be done. There were so many red flags in Skana's background which were missed, either because of staff shortages or case loads.
I had a partner 15yrs .. severe depression .. I watched him over the yrs use his illness as an excuse for bad behaviour .. live with them long enough and you recognise the sign's .. you are the first TC Channel that called it 😢 My heart hurt's for young Emily and her family .. rest in peace Angel 😇
@@eadweard. yes I know. I didn't say she didn't. I said she didn't get it as a murderer; it wasn't 10 years for a murder conviction. It was a minimum of 10 years, 8 months for manslaughter with a diminished responsibility. If she was convicted for murder it'd have been longer
Poor darling Emily. My heart breaks for her parents. I cannot even comprehend the pain they would be feeling. The mental health system not only let down the perpetrator, they let down the victim and the victims friends and family. It affects the whole community. I just don’t understand why funding for mental health services is always so pitiful.
@sinda_hella the perpetrator shouldn’t even have been in the U.K. She arrived illegally in a lorry and claimed ‘asylum’, but was from Albania - a country with no war and a holiday destination! Our immigration authorities are a joke and British people are being put at risk by their failure to screen anyone who comes here.
I have suffered from mental illness since I was a child. I'm 50 now. I have harmed myself in various ways but I would absolutely never harm anyone else especially a child. Also I am not on medication due to it actually making me worse. This is a very sad situation for that little girl and her family. I hope this woman never sees the outside world again. RIP SWEET ANGEL.
Being the mother of a son who has had mental issues since his late teens, l cannot understand families who let their problematic offspring tend to themselves, alone in this world..Why was asn't someone in her family making sure she either took her meds or was sectioned into a plavd sphere shd would be 'safe' from harming other people. The irresponsibility here amazes me. I take responsibility for my son ALL THE TIME, I am very aware of what could happen to him or others if he wasn' to being looked after.
I really don't think its coincidence she "randomly" chose to attack a child on mothers day like that, especially when she went and bought the knives and sat and waited for a victim to pass her. Poor little Emily.
@@missdenisebee It makes you wonder but who can really say what goes inside a diseased creatures mind, I just don't think the timing was coincidence and whatever the reason was then it was clearly malicious premeditation.
She should be sent back to her own country and placed in an asylum there. Not using our NHS system when she had no right to be here. That poor child and her parents. How absolutely horrific.
You don't think her being given to a man to pay off a debt is an act of exploitation? I think it could be considered that. She may have told people she lied about being exploited, but I think that could have been a defense mechanism. She had clearly been through some stuff. Regardless, I agree she should've been locked up somewhere. She was a danger to the public, wherever she lived.
@atlasbonds6095 I don't give a damn what she had been through no child deserves this. She is a grown woman and should of been taking her medication ! She was in the right mind when she stopped taking it. Shame on you for trying to defend this monster.
@@Aj14x you’re white. i’m going to assume you also want her to be deported back to her own country… SHAME ON YOU!! When someone is a danger to society, it is imperative to be locked up WHEREVER (especially where the crime took place). Because if you think about it, if she had been deported, couldn’t she have been given a lighter sentence? Her country prob don’t give a damn about that child… ALSO, the original commenter isn’t 100% defending her. You only took one thing they said and took it to a whole opinion. Go back to knitting granny…
Emily looks like a little fairy with her sweet smile and halo of blond hair. How sad that this ray of sunshine was removed from this world is such a horrific way. Rest easy sweet girl.
Absolutely heartbreaking. Seeing that photo of Emily with her face painted is making me cry. As always, your videos are give great insight and respect to the victims.
Ever since I first learned of this tragedy, it has broke my heart. My daughter was born in 2020 and I can't even imagine seeing something like that. I don't know how her dad is even still living after something so tragic. My heart goes out to such a beautiful girl and the strength of her family.
Such a sad story. There are numerous people and departments, each with a little bit of Emily’s blood on their hands. The warning signs were there long before yet every opportunity someone had to prevent this happening was missed, or at worse, ignored. Condolences to friends and family
Rest now sweet girl, I'm so sorry this happened to you and your family. My little girl is 7 and looks just like Emily, I can't comprehend this. That woman, if I can even call her that, should never see the light of day again, i don't even care about her metal health issues - she is evil.
I can absolutely understand why Mark cannot forgive the woman who took his daughter’s life. He can and should feel the F out of his feelings; forgiveness can’t come until he’s ready for it. I hope he can find peace soon; he deserves that much.
Mental illness is terrifying. It’s so scary that someone (including you or I) could just lose their entire grasp on reality and start to have such strong delusions that they replace the reality you perceive now. People who are in a real psychotic state perceive their delusions to be 100% real to them. Perception IS reality.
Scientists have been experimenting on the human brain for years, this we know as fact. Who's to say they've been able to manipulate people into doing things they'd never consider doing. So many murders say that they did it because of "the voices in their head telling" them to do it or they say the devil made them or the ones they murder appear to be demons. Many movies are even made about it. Just thinking outside the box so don't come for me. 😉
So right. I witnessed a colleague of mine dissociate over a period of about a month. It started with wearing completely inappropriate clothing and making strange assertions and suggestions in meetings and ended with a terrible episode with an associate. Nothing by comparison to a tragic outcome like this. But it's shocking and sad to see someone talented and competent completely lose their grip on reality and openly express their delusion.
Once again, this channel's presentation of horrible crime cases like this one is on point. The sensitive, factual treatment of the events themselves, as well as providing appropriate before-and-after context, is exemplary.
It’s starting to make sense to me why people are killing each other, there is absolutely no retribution for it. Prime example is this story. This woman comes to UK and stabs a little girl in the neck and the child dies and she gets 8 years in prison. That’s not really even a sentence!! What a total joke of a justice system.
That dad that’s pushing for tighter laws and devoting his life to it is an absolute hero in my eyes 👏🏻 with everything he’s been through and to keep fighting shows the outstanding character that he has become! This man needs recognition
My heart goes out to Emily's parents. My own daughter was murdered at 25 by her boyfriend, i.e., 2nd to domestic violence and addiction. Her death sent me into a depressive episode so severe I attempted suicide. As a psychologist myself, I did everything I could to get her treatment, many, many times. A child's senseless death is simply awful. This space is not enough for all I'd like to say. But for her parents I can say I understand your pain. And, there is NO such thing as "closure." My pain has changed over time, transformed by researching PTSD, and trying to write a book on the intersection of addiction & PTSD, specifically traumatic events in early childhood. As a former mental health practitioner I can assert that the SYSTEM is FRACTURED. Fracture is the best term, I believe, because follow up is so often LOST. Think about the term itself. Cut off, no connection, huge spaces, splintered. And then, THE PERSON HERSELF becomes FRACTURED. In this case a diagnosis of paranoia, whether due to schizophrenia, a delusional disorder, or whatever (sarcasm intended), should alert a clinician to the fact that violence toward self or others is a distinct possibility. One must know what questions to ask, how to elicit what thoughts, intentions and plans the patient may have. Hence, the clinician MUST assume the hypothesis of potential violence. But BEFORE technique, one must help the patient TRUST the clinician, which takes TIME. Yes, prediction of violence IS very difficult, and often simply wrong. Needed are better studies, retrospective, in determining who became violent and what symptoms were documented, AND those ignored or simply not addressed. Again, there isn't space to discuss ALL the points I need to make to help prevent violence. Obviously, it includes better training & education, which requires money & time. In my case my first clinical training was in crisis intervention, starting between the 1st & 2nd year of my master's degree. I became certified during my 2nd of 5 yrs earning my Ph.D. This training enabled me to see a wide variety of patients with many diagnoses, especially those with suicidal and/or homicidal ideation, intent or plans. Let's get more pieces of this massive puzzle identified and corrected.
Once again… a government agency investigates themselves and find out they are all HEROES!!! This story is disgusting from beginning to end. The criminals are treated with kid gloves and protected from all consequences…the victims are either ignored or treated like criminals.
As a father of a 6 year old girl who is, and will remain, an only child, I can only imagine the pain her parents are feeling. Our daughter is our world and if anything happened to her, I would be broken. It doesn’t bear thinking about. The worst thing about this is how random the attack was - you can only protect your children so much. It’s heartbreaking.
Absolutely shocking, RIP Emily, those poor parents we can only imagine what they have been through and will forever go through, my thoughts are with them💕
The system and the "experts" failed Emily and the community. Sounds like they're passing the buck whenever possible and taking no responsibility. This killer, by her own admission, bought the knives to kill someone, went to the park and specifically picked her victim, then ran away. First degree premeditated murder. Keep this dangerous killer off the streets for good.
Yeah, note she didn't have a delusion she was killing an alien or a demon. She had tried killing PEOPLE before, and she intended to kill a PERSON this day. And she dis
A truly heartbreaking & tragic case As a child I used to play with my brother alone in Queens Park We were safe & never felt unsafe What has this world become Pure EVIL!! There’s a place in HELL for her RIP Emily 💔
It's absolutely heartbreaking to listen to this. Rest in peace Angel. My condolences to the parents of their daughter they are in my thoughts and prayers
I work at the Mental Health Assoc. and have worked several of these cases. We were signing release papers for a guy who used his pen as a weapon and stated he was going to "gouge our eyes out" as he attacked us both...police were called and he was STILL released that day. I've got stories ppl would not believe...it's such a tricky disease when ppl use their mental illness as excuses
@manichairdo9265 he was escorted off the property and free to the public...and we legally cannot hold these ppl after a certain period of time. We've had to release men and women into the streets that were a clear danger to themselves and others... its really very sad
Mental health issues worldwide needs more funding to have more resources. This woman should never be released. Poor Emily, what a horror for all who loved her.. RIP wee angel 😔🙏
One of my best friend's daughter was schizophrenic. She heard voices telling her to kill her mother. She was sectioned, allowed out for the weekend to stay with her mother. Her mother returned her to the hospital at 13.45, handed her over to the nurse. 15 minutes later she was dead, having stood in front of the neighbouring motorway. Legal process ongoing against the psychiatric hospital for negligence. Mental sickness is horrible. RIP dear little Emily and my thoughts to her parents and family.
You would think a mental hospital would know what behaviours these individuals possess and display??? People in psychosis think that whats going on in their heads is real, hence, why they act on it. If they are saying they are going to kill, then they are going to kill.
People who say they hear voices are liars. The voices are their own thoughts that they sometimes don’t realise they are doing. They all say voices and all say they were also abused. But are liars.
@@TransitionedToASharkNot when they have schizophrenia. Don't throw around assumptions when you don't understand the effects that has on someone's mental health. It's why when they are properly medicated and checked that these voices, which are symptoms go away. And schizophrenia isn't just voices, it affects every aspect of a person's senses. The failure of the mental health system leads to many people to fall through the cracks and give into the intrusive voices.
@@TransitionedToASharkno, people who hear voices actually hear them, as if spoken. It's not some vast conspiracy of people all throughout time all lying saying the same thing, lol
i remember seeing this case on the news! absolutely heart breaking 💔 R.I.P Emily😪🙏🏾💔 my heart goes out to her parents, i cannot imagine what they're still going through, and her being their only child in all😭 they should have kept her sectioned 😪
Heartbreaking beautiful girl poor little darling 😔 just tragic, can't even comprehend how parents must feel the loss of there daughter in this way RIP sweet angel 💐🌹🙏🕊️💛💗❤️
She went out and bought knives to kill a child and they said she couldn’t be convicted of murder. Disgusting and who gives a toss about her mental health. In my opinion it should be a life for a life. No excuses.
Living in Bolton, it makes you think, what if I had been there, could I have stopped it, and when I look at the date, I would have been on my way to see my own mother that day, and at that time could have easily passed the killer without realising what was about to happen. I do remember being at my mum's and seeing the air ambulance flying overhead. These events don't hit home until they happen to you, someone you know or in this case, in your hometown. It's such an indescribable feeling of loss of compassion for the victim's families.
The fact she casually strolled past countless potential victims and decided to wait upon deciding a poor helpless defenceless girl tells me her mind had perspective.
i keep up with all your videos religiously. everyday i have lunch and i always watch a video of yours while i eat. yes i do tear up sometimes but i can’t help but get drawn into your videos. you put so much love and hard work into your videos with greta description and go into depth that draws your viewers in! keep up the good work
It’s refreshing when someone refuses to fall for the forgiveness scam. It’s absolutely possible to live a happy and loving life post trauma without gaslighting yourself into forgiving the creep perpetrator.
@@robinmccoy4671not forgiving someone doesn’t mean that you’re dwelling on the trauma they caused. Some acts are just unforgivable (like the one discussed in this video). You can move on from trauma without forgiving the perpetrator(s).
Oh my goodness this was a hard one… my heart breaks for Emily’s parents and family, teachers and school mates as well as their community. Losing a child is horrible in any way but to lose your child like this?? Unbelievable. Her parents show what strength truly is. They used their pain to fuel their fight for justice for Emily and raise awareness about how the mental health system has been and did fail. The perpetrator should never have been able to get to a point in her mental health to do this ESPECIALLY since she had mental health care. She had access. Her providers were doing the bare minimum to push through their caseload and weren’t paying attention to her situation. You can’t tell me that after not being on her medication for over a month they didn’t see a marked difference in her mental state. If she had an appointment just 11 days prior to this horrific incident they full on should’ve been able to see she wasn’t “normal”. I have a child who has severe mental health issues. She spent two years in a residential facility. Now she’s 18 and lives with me and probably will forever. I have been unable to find her a mental health provider that accepts our insurance that are taking new patients. I’ve been dealing with that problem for now going on 3 years. To have access to mental health services here in the US is horrible. Mental health is usually a main driver in these crimes yet the government doesn’t seem to be doing anything to correct the issue. They talk about mental health awareness like we aren’t aware, yet we’ve been aware of this problem as citizens for decades. It’s a poor excuse. They need to be held accountable. As far as this perpetrator’s sentence? It’s a travesty of justice. It’s a joke. Rest in Peace little Emily. The world is a bit darker without your glowing light. I hope you have the most beautiful wings in Heaven, that your light is bright and warm forever, and that you’re always watching over your mommy and daddy. You’re sorely missed. ❤
Blame the bleeding hearts who say mentally ill deserve to choose free will and had Institutions shut down decades ago. Now they live in tents on the streets which we can't remove either
About 3 weeks ago my children’s pediatrician, who was almost like family to us, was stabbed by a patient while he was working and treating patients in his practice. The assailant was a patient of his own who had schizophrenia and was obsessed with the doctor. He survived but was stabbed 5 times in his head and neck and then the guy fled at high speed on the highway. He was caught but our pediatrician had tried repeatedly to get this guy in a mental hospital but his mom kept refusing. He is ok but we need real treatment for these people. It’s essentially gone in the US unless they commit a crime.
Things like this make me glad I never chose to have children. This has to be one of the most random, senseless crimes against a child that I’ve heard of. She didn’t know her or her family, she’d never even seen her before. Just…she wanted to hurt someone that day, and Emily had the bad luck to cross her path.
help for mental health is almost non-existent. it really takes horrific things to end up happening before they even look up from their watches and take the job that they chose to do seriously. if they even bother. rest in a peaceful place darlin
I watch all ur videos religiously when released and this video really got to me - I have two girls 6 and 5 and I can’t imagine losing them let alone losing them to a stranger for unexplainable psychotic behaviour. My thoughts are with the family ❤ my thoughts are about the poor little girl gone and not the hideous act committed. I agree with Mark, how can u forgive that 😭💔
The Mental Health Facilities/Dr that *REPEATEDLY* let that not mentally well & highly violent woman out _and_ took off her much needed medication, should be held responsible! It’s their ABSOLUTE NEGLIGENCE that caused the death of the little girl- they _knew_ she was homicidal & highly mentally disturbed, but they _still_ kept actively pushing her back into the Public, they knew d@mn well it wasn’t going to end well-! 26:23 Told you- 😤
I am from Bolton and remembering this catastrophic case.Thank you for covering it.I take my son to the Queens park often but never let my child take of on his own since that day,you just don't know who can be capable of murder.So sory for parents of Emily,may her little soul is graded by angels.😢
The man who ran after the perpetrator and pinned her down is a true example of “not all hero’s wear capes.” I believe that if he hadn’t risked his own life for the justice and protection of those around him, that she never would have been found or convicted as the police force are also a struggling sector.
It’s devastating to hear that another incident like this has to happen to show that the mental health sector is woefully underfunded, and crying out for help and a complete overhaul. My heart goes out to Emily and her family 💔 rest in peace little one.
100% agree, well said
Yes, well said!
The Mother Nature Sector is woefully overpopulated. Besides; give the Mental Sector your damn Money. Problem, solved.
An Aunt’s Love is unconditional. Even when she has a family of her own, she never stops loving her nieces and nephews.
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Well said..absolutely 100% agree.
Can you even imagine what the parents went through? Just so horrific. That poor Dad, his little angel taken from him right before his eyes on a normal walk in the park.
True😢
Went throuhj?? Go throuhj!
@@migalorsdarwin1930 wdum
@@Dr.A.J582 shame on me
@@migalorsdarwin1930'Went', not 'go'.
The fact emily was trying to get to her mum and was attacked is just heartbreaking
...On Mother's Day, no less.
With her father not far away i just can't let myself think of what poor Emily was thinking when she was attacked. She didn't just take her young life she took her innocence. She left this world seeing real evil. Everything is beyond sad and tragic about this case. Mental health failed that women and the Justice system failed Emily. May you rest easy little angel. Sending lots of love to her family and loved ones. Im so sorry for your loss.😊
Every mother's day will be particularly horrific. I couldn't live if something happened to one of my children.
Dad just behind her and mom just ahead.. I cannot fathom 😭
What a tragedy. How many times does someone have to cause serious harm before being permanently removed from society. Whether it’s a mental health defense or not, the public needs to be protected. Justice failed this beautiful girl and her family.
No the UK needs to take more immigrants.
@@qwertyuiop-ke7fswhat a STUPID thing to say. Do you just need attn that badly or are you really that ignorant?
I agree. There should be three things considered in prosecuting and sentencing a crime:
1.) the crime/outcome itself--what happened and what was the result?
2.) the intent/situation--were there extenuating circumstances which make this understandable, an isolated incident, an accident, etc.? (This is where the "justice" comes into play--what's a just punishment?)
3.) the danger one poses to others in the future-- regardless of illness, "diminished capacity," etc., can they be trusted to be out and about ever? If not, they should never be free.
@@saga2964 this is pure racism. Immigrants should get lighter sentences because of your racism.
@@qwertyuiop-ke7fs you make no sense. Go take your lonely, trolling self somewhere else.
I agree with Emily's dad and mum. Altionna is not safe to walk the streets ever again. I can't decide whether mad or bad or both, but you don't put a knife in your bag if you're not entertaining at least a thought of violence. How was the health trust allowed to conduct an internal review? It should have been an external, independent review. They're not supposed to adjudicate on their own behaviour. There were so many red flags all along the way, and poor defenceless little Emily reaped the bitter harvest.
How can any parent cope with this happening to their child. There are no words.. Just devastating!!
RIP, Sweetheart🕊️
I met a man once at a drug crisis center, it was on the same campus as the shelter, and a this man would agree to live under the crisis centers rules to avoid the shelter, which is a nasty place (all men's shelters tend to be bad).
I became friendly with him and after some days, he told me about why he was there. He lost all will to work and do anything after losing his own young daughter.
A man had a psychotic break, schizophrenia hit him later than usual, no drugs or anything. He suddenly thought demons were coming for him and everyone else.
He grabbed one demon, stabbed it, cut it's head off. In reality, it was this little girl.
He said to me he feels individuals like this should be locked away forever like any murderer. I didn't debate the point with him at all because it'd be cruel, but I think it's a lot more nuanced than that.
This lady here... It sounds like she wanted to kill a human. But people who just have psychosis hit them out of nowhere, and do something, having no idea what they've done... Someone like that, if they can later be made to be safe, actually safe... I dunno.
Hard calculus to be done and it should be done case by case for sure. This lady seems just evil to me. But the guy in the story I'm mentioning? Much more complex
In just 3 minutes time ....
@@buttlord4204there’s I video I saw a beautiful young little Indian girl….near decapitated dying at the hands of her father speaking absolute gibberish (translated by an Indian commenter). Heartbreaking to know it happens more often than I thought 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢omg. She was so young and so pretty as I get older. I get filled with so much pride and joy seeing young women happily enjoying their youth. It breaks my soul every time they lose their lives and innocence at any young beautiful age. These poor angels. They make me wish so bad and so hard that there’s a beautiful afterlife to envelope them that quenched them of any pain and suffering a.
I feel so bad because I feel like the parents blamed themselves but no one truly knows everyone’s intentions
I don't blame Emily's father for not
forgiving her murderer, if that was
one of my nephews, there's no way
l would either, she needs to stay behind bars for the rest of her life to protect the public.🙁
Same. Screw forgiveness if you murder my kid ffs. If it helps some victims families to forgive then fine but it wouldn't help me.
Forgiveness is a complex thing. I certainly wouldn't judge anyone who doesn't forgive. I would struggle to forgive too. I admire those who are able to and choose to forgive though, for the sole reason that forgiveness means cutting all emotional ties.
Without forgiveness, the person who wronged us remains a part of our lives. They continue to occupy our thoughts and emotions. We carry the memory of who they were and what they did in our bodies. Once we forgive, we can let go, and they are gone. Their existence becomes irrelevant.
In a tragic situation as this, I would aim for forgiveness, but goodness knows if I'd be successful in that.
People who forgive murderers are liars.
Honestly she's lucky she only got tackled and sat on and wasn't killed with her own damn knife
@@katharina... Thank you for your insightful words, love. My 29 y/o son, Jonathan, was killed on 2-10-17. My anger at his murderer consumed me for a few years. Suddenly, I remembered if I don't forgive others their sins against me, God won't forgive me of my sins, either. (Matt. 6:14-15) I completely understand when others can't forgive the evil acts perpetrated on them by others. Because of your post, I wanted to let you know that it felt like an enormous weight had been lifted off of my shoulders. However, I'm not very admirable.
*I was set free from the prison I created on the day I decided to extend forgiveness to Jon's killer.*
That woman's psychiatrist needs to be held accountable for not having her locked up immediately after telling them that she had bought 3 knives and had intentions of killing someone. 😡 That poor little girl's life could have been spared. 14:13
The Home Office as well. If we had a working border and didn't allow people from anywhere to enter the country and stay forever then Emily would still be alive, as would many others.
As someone who takes medication and struggles with mental health every day for over 40 years, I find this horrifying. I'm very torn with things like this. I mean, we don't allow alcohol or drugs to be used as an excuse for murder. Should someone who chooses not to take their medication, plans a murder, carries it out, and has no remorse be allowed to use her mental health as an excuse?
A minimum of 10 years is just ... well, stupid.
Dude this is not the same. Schizophrenia is a very serious and psychotic illness. I hate it when people make assumptions and no nothing about medicine and science.
Yes she deserves to be in jail, but schizophrenia doesn't work the way you mentioned. The system is more at fault here.
@@CW-rx2jsYou are right.... schizophrenia is much different. My son has it and is an adult. He will take medication for a short time and then starts thinking he is being poisoned and stops taking it. We haven't found any medications that work on the severe paranoia he experiences. Have gone through this for years and my heart breaks for him. He has moments of clarity but one little thing will trigger this horrible mental illness. I pray someday there will be a way to truly help him and everyone who has schizophrenia.... it's horrible for those who have it and others affected by it
No, she is responsible for not taking her medication, therefore she is responsible for her actions.
@@lisakain1517
When I look at my very normal sons and grandchildren, I give thanks that they have no mental or physical problems. But I feel for those who are not as lucky as our family has been. I had a sister who had what is now known as Asperger’s syndrome, but in 1933 when she was born, Doctors knew that she had a high I.Q., very unsocial tendencies, but they had no name for what ailed her. She couldn’t handle being in a room with large numbers of people, and during her school years, in the classroom she was totally withdrawn. Her marks were excellent, but it was always noted on her report cards that she did not participate in school, or classroom activities. Of course she was shunned by her classmates, but there was nothing anyone could do about that. She was the oldest in our family, and although I was the youngest, 10 years separating us, I always felt very protective of her. My mother and father were very loving and kind to her, and the other members of our family, so we were truly blessed. We lived in a village in Ireland, where families looked out for each other, and were kind and caring of those who faced difficulties in their lives.
I hope and pray that one day researchers will discover just what causes Schizophrenia and other debilitating mental disorders, and find a cure that will give those people affected a normal life. God Bless you and all your family. Greetings from Canada.🇨🇦
well put
You are 💯right Mark! Even if what you're doing only saved 1 child, THAT'S 1 CHILD!!!!!
KEEP GOING!!!!!
I love how much you focused on Emily and her family, and the issues surrounding the case beyond the case itself.
Very very heartbreaking 💔
How tragic. She had been saying for years she would kill someone, what a giant red flag missed. The incident with her mother shouldve been considered attempted murder so she could get committed to help back then. The systems society have in place are a joke, until someone does something serious the system doesnt step in.
Rip Emily
Mental illness is never your fault, but it IS your responsibility!
Plus, she came here illegally, lied on her asylum application and should have been deported!
Welcome to England. Foreigners come first, second and lastly
You are confusing the words Health and Illness.
@@-trixiespumpkins3846oh shut up!
Yet alle the abusive people or even murderers i have met in my life, were white men.
@@-trixiespumpkins3846same in America 🇺🇸🤦🏻♀️
Me and my sister have schizophrenia. I grew up with her and my controversial opinion is that she was dangerous because of her personality and not because of her mental health issue. The mental health issues bring on mostly paranoia and haluccinations. The decision to harm was only hers. She stabbed me in the head and attacked our father. I never felt like physically harming anyone. You can be paranoid and not be murderous. I take olanzapine and others. My sister committed suicide in 2020. I am only speaking on this issue based on my own experience. Relapses are real when medications are stopped. However, schyzofrenia can't be an excuse for murder. That said, prison is not the solution here unless the woman can be medicated in prison. If not, she might die in prison. If she doesn't, she will be freed in 10 years and she will kill again. In my opinion, she needs to be committed to a high security mental health facility for the rest of her life. There is no cure for schizofrenia and in particular, there is no cure for her violent nature. If anything we could conclude that not all schyzofrenic people are violent. Some of use are very troubled but peacefull. However, when violent, they are dangerous and lethal.
I hope this finds you and your family well your comment is spot on your so right it’s her personality not her condition this makes all other people that suffer this illness with mental health problems look like killers wen there not at all I’m feel so bad that they say it’s because of her mental health she’s evil threw and threw people with mental illness are not evil and don’t hurt others ❤
I think you're right. There is no one schizophrenic person out there. Each case has to be continuously assessed as a unique individual. Medicalising evil doesn't help matters. I don't think she killed Emily because she was psychotic, etc. She's just an awful person.
i know this is a few months old, but it’s so important to know that schizophrenia does not make you dangerous or evil. actually, people with psychosis are more likely to be a VICTIM than a criminal. My friend from high school has schizophrenia and he is so gentle and kind, his brain just works differently some of the time.
Happened around the corner from me this. My girls (10 & 11) won't go back to that park. RIP Emily, such a tragic loss
So horrific! 😢
This one made me cry. To have your darling child taken in front of you like that must have been unspeakable for her parents. Sadly I'm not surprised with the sentence. The UK and Australia 🇦🇺 where I live - needs an overhaul of sentencing guidelines. I understand that it wasn't a murder conviction, but it still doesn't seem like enough.
She got a life sentence.
Murder is murder regardless. You have to have something wrong with you at some level to take another life whether you are a psycho or sociopath murder is murder and you should never be freed.
@@geniepsm5127 Absolutely right.
UK and Australia are notorious for being lenient on sentences. Parts of the US are as well, others are very harsh. Its all so sad.
I read this not having gotten to the end and now I know I don't want to . I can't tell U how many cases I've watched from those two parts of the world and it's ridiculous how lenient they r for murder r rape r both . A man went to his ex girlfriends childhood home and locked the door and stabbed her over 200 times , cut off her ears , her breast and nose and only received 16 years , he wasn't mentally ill just angry because she had broken up with him , heer professor whom was much older than her , it's disgusting . In this case , I feel that because she attacked a little child and not an adult , I believe she should never be free again , ever . It's sad that this woman was sold to some man because of her father owning money but this precious sweet little girl had nothing to do with that and I hope this woman will never be released again , ever . I'm so very sorry for Emily and her parents and family and friends , She deserves better , so much better and I think this woman was just evil .
Her awareness of what she intended to do is what bothers me. She set out that day to hurt someone & chose a child to small & vulnerable to fight back. She could've had herself committed
Are you suggesting someone with her level of schizophrenia has the capacity for rational thought? Do you know just how severe schizophrenia is?
@@chrisfuriusas an ex nurse with years of experience in the acute mental health inpatient unit, yes they are intelligent and can be responsible for these kinds of decisions.
Very few of them actively murder innocent people.
It's a broken system all round and with sufficient funding and staffing mental health services can prevent these horrid situations.
@chrisfurius yes, she may have a a mental illness but knew what she was doing was wrong. Having lived over 40 years with a family member with mental illness who has hurt and killed people they know right from wrong .
@@GypsyGirl317do you know if the parents would have been compensated at all due to the ineptitude of the system, seems cut and dried there were many deficiencies in the care of this person.
@@chrisfuriusI 😊 00😊😊
As someone who tried to get help for someone with schizophrenia in the UK, the mental health system is absolutely not fit for purpose. This is a murder by systematic failings.
Seconded.
If they have 30 misdemeanors and two felonies, are obviously psychotic and dangerous, the state of TEXAS, don’t give a flip. I went through every facility, hospital, court, police station, group homes….they do not care. My bro is homeless by choice and behaviors. Only when he finally kills someone will he get help; and, we family will get all the blame. (I miss free speech)
Whole heartedly agree with you!
I cannot help but think that this is by design, that they allow mentally ill patient's out and murderers out. I think it's by design, because other than that..... what the h***???
Why is Britain's struggling mental health system responsible for a foreign national? She should have been deported back to Albania before she had chance to take this poor little girl's life.
Rest in peace little angel. I am so sorry this happened to you and for the parents, my deepest condolences. I have known loss but not that of my child, so I can only comprehend a tiny bit. Thank you for advocating for change ❤
Eight years for taking a little innocent girls life????? SERIOUSLY? Criminals like this should be locked up FOREVER WITHOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF PAROLE!! PERIOD!
The UK system is a joke
Yes ! No Questions
They increased it to 10. She won’t get out. Her schizophrenia is too severe.
@@mrsnoopy2uable Ty. Good to know!
Here here 💯 its a bloody joke !
Emily's dad has aged 20 years. I simply cannot imagine the nightmare their life turned into in a split second. I genuinely don't understand why patients are allowed to come off injected medication that helps them avoid psychotic episodes. Obviously the person taking these mediations will want to come off them. It's up to the professionals around them to be cautious and move slowly. She was a dangerous woman, and there were so many opportunities to change the path she was on before she murdered this beautiful wee lassie.
True, she was mentally ill but she had the awareness to plan this and carry it out. It was her choice to stop taking medication
It was changed to 10 years 8 months but she couldn’t be released until she mentally is no longer a danger which could be never
Não há medicação nenhuma que cure a maldade ! 😮
This was a horrible tragic murder. The mental health crisis is true everywhere. I don’t think any country, any system, has gotten it right. RIP sweet Emily.
It wasn't murder, it was manslaughter
If it’s true that she showed no signs of relapse or deterioration then she clearly manipulated the system if she had infact relapsed, she knew that hiding these symptoms would fool the system therefore she knew exactly what she was doing, if this be true then she is guilty of murder and premeditated at that. I hope she is never released and ends up in a prison.
I agree it’s so awful.
Here here...
So she went off her meds on purpose so she could murder a child for no reason and go to jail for life? Think it through. Yes it's a horrible tragedy but don't be so quick to blame.
Please be sensible, she was clearly sick.
Death Penalty
I live in Bolton. Seeing the photo of Emily wearing the same uniform I once wore always makes me weep. I have never been to Queen’s Park since this happened as it just doesn’t feel right. We will never forget you Emily ❤️ sleep tight, god bless ❤
Nobody does True Crime like you guys. You always treat each case with compassion and sensitivity, while always putting the victim first. No AI or frantic, intrusive music, and no over-dramatic narrative. You respect your audience. You’re the best. Thank you. RIP little Emily. Mental health “professionals” failed you.
She knowingly killed an innocent child. If she has the presence of mind to get up, get neatly dressed, navigate her way, make purchases, etc, she is absolutely culpable of murder. She absolutely should be punished and not given any more comfort than any other murderer. Hate is the root of murder and must not be coddled.
Barely coherent nonsense. How does being able to navigate mean you're not psychotic?
Agree. She even had the ability to save herself and try to evade capture. Sick of mental illness being used as an excuse.
@@eadweard. It means she was more than able to commit (and plan) the murder. I've seen your kind of comments on other videos and you always seem to be antagonistic/defending the killers or at the very least being an awful troll.
@@Arachnocopium4U I don't think anyone's disputing that she planned and carried out the killing. How does that prove she wasn't psychotic?
@danielelindsey2213 She committed an unforgivable crime; and my heart goes to to her entire family. However, I do feel your comment undermines mental illness; a lot of people who are schizophrenics can give the appearance of acting normal/planning etc.; it's sort like saying how can someone be depressed when I saw them laughing yesterday. Mental illness is a awful problem that needs to be taken very seriously, and sadly the system here failed everyone involved.
She was sane enough to pick a poor innocent child instead of a 6 ft 200 pound man. Monster.
Exactly!
Nobody in the midst of a psychotic break is "sane" regardless of how angry this makes you.
@@Kisha_canYou know nothing, you poor soul.
@@josefstrudelowskiYou know nothing about psychosis.
There was nothing sane about it.
My mom has schizophrenia & she would never do something like this. It’s truly about the type of treatment, help & support they receive. I’m lucky that my mom has doctors that cares about her, they’ve been treating her for over 20 years. This is really sad, wish she got the help she deserved before she took the life of this beautiful girl. RIP Angel.
My little sister has been great on meds for the last 20 yrs also. I could never imagine her doing something like this. She is such a gentle little soul and always has been. She had to be taken off a med due to blood work not being good. She got quite unwell for awhile, and had spent that time on another med till she was ok again, but now back on her original one that has kept her well and I hope now at 61 she can stay that way.
I was diagnosed in my early 20s with schizophrenia and later it was downgraded to schizoeffective disorder. But while it's effects for me are not quite as severe as some experience, I definitely have a thought disorder.
I was terrified early on that some day I would not have control and hurt someone, but never had good reason to fear that
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It has a lot to do with the individual, the type of delusions they experience, etc. even at their worst, most schizophrenics wont be homocidal
It happens all of the time. ALL of the time. No one knows what sets off an ill mind.
What a precious little girl who was taken way too soon. I can't imagine the heartache of her family. May she be held in the light.
Heartbreaking 💔 Words can,t cover the pain felt by little Emily's parents,family and friends.A new star shines down from the night skies. So sorry, sweet girl ❤
The coroner was talking out of his a*se. There were plenty of red-flags in the weeks, month and years prior to her attacking a young child in the park but nobody was listening.
This highlights the problem with care in the community and especially the care for people suffering from mental health.
When I worked in community care I remember visiting one young chap who used to squat in the corner of the room of his house and in total darkness. He was totally in fear of the world around him, but couldn’t say exactly what it was he feared. He was grateful when we eventually got him back into the local mental health ‘arc’.
Sadly, there are many people who cannot cope with living in the community. I am glad that life inside an institution is a lot better now than it was in the days of the asylums, but we tend now to treat people with delusion only at the times when their delusion is at its worse and then when they learn to say the right things to the doctor they send them home and back to face the fears that sent them to hospital in the first place. At home there is nobody to encourage them to take their medication, especially if the care workers cannot access the home.
I’m also guessing that the team that were charged with ‘monitoring’ Eltiona in the community, had limited training on how to deal with people with mental health issues. They probably breathed a sigh-of-relief when their knocking went unanswered.
Of course, NHS England and the Department of Health will say they are reviewing their procedures and that will be the last comment they make on this issue until the next time something like this happens. The present system clearly isn’t fit for purpose. As always happens, you have these departments making excuses for the fact they failed in their duty-of-care.
Eltiona Skana (Red Flags)
*March 2015: Her mental health was not in a good place. Assessed by a doctor as having PTSD but failed to turn up for her Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and so her case was closed.
*July 2015: She grabbed a knife and believed she was going to be attacked. Sectioned and admitted to Royal Bolton Hospital. (Acute Schizophrenia Psychotic Symptoms). Granted leave by the hospital she ran away.
*August 2015: Released because her feelings about her neighbours trying to steal her thoughts weren’t as potent as they had been a few weeks before.
*November 2015: Taken off medication because she didn’t like it.
*December 2015: She was having auditory hallucinations on a daily basis.
*January 2017: Refused to meet with her care co-ordinator and did not attend any scheduled meetings. Her sister was greatly concerned about her mental health.
*February 2017: Attacked her mother in the belief that mom’s death would solve all her problems. Attacked mom with an iron, stabbed her in the hand but was interrupted by a friend so didn’t succeed in killing mom. Arrested and detained under the Mental Health Act.
*Between Feb and May 2017: Left the hospital (where she was being detained) without permission and went to a house at 5am to speak to a 13 year old child. She was armed with a knife.
*May 2017: Deemed fit for release from the hospital.
*March 2018: Not feeling well, she requested to go back on injections. Says she’s having hallucinations again.
*11 March 2020: First meeting with her mental health worker in three months and also her last.
*22 March 2020: Arrested in the park having murdered a six year old child. She has wire around her toes, yet the doctor who examined her didn’t think this pointed to any form of mental disorder??? I can hear the sound of stable doors being locked shut whilst the stallion who recently resided there is nowhere to be seen.
Mental Health facilities were all being closed, and ‘care in the community’ was trumpeted. It doesn’t work most of the time. Our local Psychiatric Hospital was closed for in patients-recently it has started to reopen wards. Mental health is greatly underfunded
Those still working in the mental care sector are heroes, as are most NHS workers who have suffered real term pay cuts of up to 35%, whilst expecting to do more and more with less and less. Since 2013, specifically. Did they not think less teachers, special education centres, libraries, the likes of Sure Start, police (down 20k, courts cut in half) , doctors, nurses, MH workers, firefighters (Grenfell) etc in tbe name of austerity (a political choice. Where do you think those 'savings' ended up...? Because borrowing has never been higher even though interest rates are obscene. Our streets should be paved with gold given Tory spending!) wouldn't have a huge impact on society? 1% of rape cases end in court. But the Bullingdon Club members (Johnson etc trashed restaurants, burnt 50£ notes infront of the homeless) were always going to unaffected as their inherited wealth (and my God, they protected that) would never suffer the consequences. Their wealth shielded them.
Please don't demonise those in the public sector left. They are anything but lazy, work many, many unpaid hours for something they're devoted to. The. Resouces. Of. 10. Years. Ago. Have. Gone 😢 Their pay reduced year on year and yet they're demonised in the right-wing - in-bed-with 21:16 -the-tories press for finally saying enough. Direct blame at the policy makers. No social worker is in it for the money?! But their work load is obscene. Only the government is responsible. If they cared about MH, community support, education, health etc etc they'd fund it. They don't
GREAT COMMENT!!!! ALL FACTS! (Im from the US) It's soooooo damn sad the government doesn't give a damn or get that mental health is a real crisis! The system failed this woman! This killing was AWFUL but their hate should be towards anyone worker that didn't do their job!!! In the US there is no house calls or monitoring. I have yet to hear from our government on the topic of mental health and the changes that need to happen. They fund so much crap out to other countries or do the stupiest sh!t with it like new fancy light poles or flowers SERIOUSLY! EDUCATION IS KEY!
If anyone has a family member who „hears voices“ they are potentially having a psychosis. Over a very short period of time ( a handful of weeks) this can develop into full blown psychosis/schizophrenia - if untreated. This woman‘s sister contradicts herself: on the one hand she says her sister was behaving strangely, hearing voices and disconnecting boilers etc. Then the same sister says the psychiatrist is wrong? A psychiatrist has studied the brain and hearing voices is highly predictive of psychosis. Antipsychotics work on the specific doperminergic pathways to control brain signalling and functioning. There are side effects as the same doperminergic pathways control other aspects of functioning. It is so difficult to manage whilst drugs are still in the developmental stage to be more target specific on brain proteins. After over 1,000,000 research reports no cure has been found for psychosis - only treatments to alleviate this terrible brain disease. There are different typeset psychosis too, drug induced or brain disorder through disease. 1-3.5% of the population are diagnosed/suffering with psychosis/schizophrenia, so please be assured that most harm is self inflicted through suicide and self harm rather than attacks like presented here. RIP little angel. It‘s truly heartbreaking the unexpectedness of your passing and my heart goes out to her parents who clearly loved this little girl very much.
Any parent that encourages their child NOT to take antipsychotics should be investigated as they interrupting the treatment of a very serious condition. If the mother as alleged in this upload said her daughter did not require the treatment when she is not a doctor then she should be charged in this case. That is care in the community.
They're just covering their arses so they're not sued.
How horrific, may you rest in peace Emily. Healing to the parents.
Yanno. I'm really happy that you've covered this case. It was local to us and I've been trying to ask creators to cover it.
Mental Health care in this country is absolutely shocking. Something needs to be done. There were so many red flags in Skana's background which were missed, either because of staff shortages or case loads.
'You know....'
She should have been kept in that hospital right after the attack on her mother...
My condolences to Emily's parents.
I had a partner 15yrs .. severe depression .. I watched him over the yrs use his illness as an excuse for bad behaviour .. live with them long enough and you recognise the sign's .. you are the first TC Channel that called it 😢 My heart hurt's for young Emily and her family .. rest in peace Angel 😇
I truly believe the sentencing laws for murderers in the U.K. and Australia are worse than the ones here in the U.S. and that is incredibly sad.
She got a life sentence.
@@eadweard. I know that. But the minimum is 10 years so she could possibly get out then.
'murderers'.
there's your word. She wasn't convicted of murder so she didn't get a minimum of 10 years as a murderer
@@TrevM0nkey She _did_ get a minimum of 10 years.
@@eadweard. yes I know. I didn't say she didn't. I said she didn't get it as a murderer; it wasn't 10 years for a murder conviction. It was a minimum of 10 years, 8 months for manslaughter with a diminished responsibility. If she was convicted for murder it'd have been longer
Poor darling Emily. My heart breaks for her parents. I cannot even comprehend the pain they would be feeling. The mental health system not only let down the perpetrator, they let down the victim and the victims friends and family. It affects the whole community. I just don’t understand why funding for mental health services is always so pitiful.
@sinda_hella the perpetrator shouldn’t even have been in the U.K. She arrived illegally in a lorry and claimed ‘asylum’, but was from Albania - a country with no war and a holiday destination! Our immigration authorities are a joke and British people are being put at risk by their failure to screen anyone who comes here.
Such a tender presentation of this story ladies. Well done. RIP little Emily and peace to your family ❤
I have suffered from mental illness since I was a child. I'm 50 now. I have harmed myself in various ways but I would absolutely never harm anyone else especially a child. Also I am not on medication due to it actually making me worse. This is a very sad situation for that little girl and her family. I hope this woman never sees the outside world again. RIP SWEET ANGEL.
Yes make this about yourself attention seeker
Everybody is different. We won't do XYZ that doesn't mean others aren't sadly so mentally off that they'll harm someone.
Why do you believe it to be a mental illness? Have you ever considered that it could be of demonic oppression?
Being the mother of a son who has had mental issues since his late teens, l cannot understand families who let their problematic offspring tend to themselves, alone in this world..Why was asn't someone in her family making sure she either took her meds or was sectioned into a plavd sphere shd would be 'safe' from harming other people. The irresponsibility here amazes me. I take responsibility for my son ALL THE TIME, I am very aware of what could happen to him or others if he wasn' to being looked after.
I've seen so many tragedies happen due to the selfish decision to not take the prescribed medication.
I really don't think its coincidence she "randomly" chose to attack a child on mothers day like that, especially when she went and bought the knives and sat and waited for a victim to pass her. Poor little Emily.
She seemed to have issues with her own mother, so I wonder if her choice to take the life of a child on Mother’s Day reflected that?
@@missdenisebee It makes you wonder but who can really say what goes inside a diseased creatures mind, I just don't think the timing was coincidence and whatever the reason was then it was clearly malicious premeditation.
She should be sent back to her own country and placed in an asylum there. Not using our NHS system when she had no right to be here.
That poor child and her parents. How absolutely horrific.
You don't think her being given to a man to pay off a debt is an act of exploitation? I think it could be considered that. She may have told people she lied about being exploited, but I think that could have been a defense mechanism. She had clearly been through some stuff. Regardless, I agree she should've been locked up somewhere. She was a danger to the public, wherever she lived.
smh, she just needs to be locked up WHEREVER. also, NHS sucks anyways…
@atlasbonds6095 I don't give a damn what she had been through no child deserves this. She is a grown woman and should of been taking her medication ! She was in the right mind when she stopped taking it. Shame on you for trying to defend this monster.
@@Aj14x you’re white. i’m going to assume you also want her to be deported back to her own country… SHAME ON YOU!! When someone is a danger to society, it is imperative to be locked up WHEREVER (especially where the crime took place). Because if you think about it, if she had been deported, couldn’t she have been given a lighter sentence? Her country prob don’t give a damn about that child…
ALSO, the original commenter isn’t 100% defending her. You only took one thing they said and took it to a whole opinion. Go back to knitting granny…
Emily looks like a little fairy with her sweet smile and halo of blond hair. How sad that this ray of sunshine was removed from this world is such a horrific way. Rest easy sweet girl.
If the home office had done their job and deported her poor Emily would still be a live.
They should be held accountable..
...and the morons that block the planes from taking off...
Absolutely heartbreaking. Seeing that photo of Emily with her face painted is making me cry. As always, your videos are give great insight and respect to the victims.
Ever since I first learned of this tragedy, it has broke my heart. My daughter was born in 2020 and I can't even imagine seeing something like that. I don't know how her dad is even still living after something so tragic. My heart goes out to such a beautiful girl and the strength of her family.
Such a sad story. There are numerous people and departments, each with a little bit of Emily’s blood on their hands. The warning signs were there long before yet every opportunity someone had to prevent this happening was missed, or at worse, ignored. Condolences to friends and family
Be quiet
@@bikermicefound one
I have a 10yr. old daughter and anytime I watch something like this I have to call her just to hear her voice
Right. I’ve just paused this and kissed my sleeping 6 years old daughter on her forehead. Absolutely devastating 😢
She had enough presence of mind to run away and to know where her ID was...
I agree she didn't should or look anything but calm
Rest now sweet girl, I'm so sorry this happened to you and your family. My little girl is 7 and looks just like Emily, I can't comprehend this. That woman, if I can even call her that, should never see the light of day again, i don't even care about her metal health issues - she is evil.
I can absolutely understand why Mark cannot forgive the woman who took his daughter’s life. He can and should feel the F out of his feelings; forgiveness can’t come until he’s ready for it. I hope he can find peace soon; he deserves that much.
Mental illness is terrifying. It’s so scary that someone (including you or I) could just lose their entire grasp on reality and start to have such strong delusions that they replace the reality you perceive now. People who are in a real psychotic state perceive their delusions to be 100% real to them. Perception IS reality.
Scientists have been experimenting on the human brain for years, this we know as fact. Who's to say they've been able to manipulate people into doing things they'd never consider doing. So many murders say that they did it because of "the voices in their head telling" them to do it or they say the devil made them or the ones they murder appear to be demons. Many movies are even made about it. Just thinking outside the box so don't come for me. 😉
That mental card is pulled too often.
So right. I witnessed a colleague of mine dissociate over a period of about a month. It started with wearing completely inappropriate clothing and making strange assertions and suggestions in meetings and ended with a terrible episode with an associate. Nothing by comparison to a tragic outcome like this. But it's shocking and sad to see someone talented and competent completely lose their grip on reality and openly express their delusion.
Hmmm interesting that this slab of trash had enough wits to pick someone who couldn't fight the evil slime off.
@@RebeccaSurber-vw5wiIt is, by people who are not genuinely psychotic.
What a beautiful little girl. Rest in peace and love.
Once again, this channel's presentation of horrible crime cases like this one is on point. The sensitive, factual treatment of the events themselves, as well as providing appropriate before-and-after context, is exemplary.
Very sad. This is absolutely heartbreaking. RIP Emily. Thank you for the excellent upload.
It’s starting to make sense to me why people are killing each other, there is absolutely no retribution for it. Prime example is this story. This woman comes to UK and stabs a little girl in the neck and the child dies and she gets 8 years in prison. That’s not really even a sentence!! What a total joke of a justice system.
I think the most upsetting case of yours I’ve seen but as ever, told sensitively and respectfully
Never should have been allowed into this country, nice one Home Office.. change the laws allowing this devient and so many more into UK
Tories
You are an amazing storyteller! Love the editing and visuals you painstakingly piece together to a seamless, professional video❤️
Yes this lady was born to do this her approach is so respectful and full of empathy
That dad that’s pushing for tighter laws and devoting his life to it is an absolute hero in my eyes 👏🏻 with everything he’s been through and to keep fighting shows the outstanding character that he has become! This man needs recognition
My heart goes out to Emily's parents. My own daughter was murdered at 25 by her boyfriend, i.e., 2nd to domestic violence and addiction. Her death sent me into a depressive episode so severe I attempted suicide. As a psychologist myself, I did everything I could to get her treatment, many, many times. A child's senseless death is simply awful. This space is not enough for all I'd like to say. But for her parents I can say I understand your pain. And, there is NO such thing as "closure." My pain has changed over time, transformed by researching PTSD, and trying to write a book on the intersection of addiction & PTSD, specifically traumatic events in early childhood. As a former mental health practitioner I can assert that the SYSTEM is FRACTURED. Fracture is the best term, I believe, because follow up is so often LOST. Think about the term itself. Cut off, no connection, huge spaces, splintered. And then, THE PERSON HERSELF becomes FRACTURED. In this case a diagnosis of paranoia, whether due to schizophrenia, a delusional disorder, or whatever (sarcasm intended), should alert a clinician to the fact that violence toward self or others is a distinct possibility. One must know what questions to ask, how to elicit what thoughts, intentions and plans the patient may have. Hence, the clinician MUST assume the hypothesis of potential violence. But BEFORE technique, one must help the patient TRUST the clinician, which takes TIME. Yes, prediction of violence IS very difficult, and often simply wrong. Needed are better studies, retrospective, in determining who became violent and what symptoms were documented, AND those ignored or simply not addressed. Again, there isn't space to discuss ALL the points I need to make to help prevent violence. Obviously, it includes better training & education, which requires money & time. In my case my first clinical training was in crisis intervention, starting between the 1st & 2nd year of my master's degree. I became certified during my 2nd of 5 yrs earning my Ph.D. This training enabled me to see a wide variety of patients with many diagnoses, especially those with suicidal and/or homicidal ideation, intent or plans. Let's get more pieces of this massive puzzle identified and corrected.
RIP to your daughter and sending love to you ❤
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New intro! I enjoy your narrations and how you portray the people that were unfortunately taken. Thank you for telling their stories. 💛
Once again… a government agency investigates themselves and find out they are all HEROES!!! This story is disgusting from beginning to end. The criminals are treated with kid gloves and protected from all consequences…the victims are either ignored or treated like criminals.
Heroes*
It's part and parcel of how the authorities operate here in the UK.
The only ones who are safe here are those preying upon the innocent.
@@fionagregory9147 Thanks
Cause they keep flooding migrants in! Migrants who have no education and kill people.
Yes, we'll said ,pure evil ,murder
How can anyone be so cruel. An innocent child. :-(
Thanks for posting!
As a father of a 6 year old girl who is, and will remain, an only child, I can only imagine the pain her parents are feeling. Our daughter is our world and if anything happened to her, I would be broken. It doesn’t bear thinking about. The worst thing about this is how random the attack was - you can only protect your children so much. It’s heartbreaking.
I’m a mother of two girls. The fact that there are monsters like this out there roaming about is terrifying. Demons are real.
Absolutely shocking, RIP Emily, those poor parents we can only imagine what they have been through and will forever go through, my thoughts are with them💕
The system and the "experts" failed Emily and the community. Sounds like they're passing the buck whenever possible and taking no responsibility. This killer, by her own admission, bought the knives to kill someone, went to the park and specifically picked her victim, then ran away. First degree premeditated murder. Keep this dangerous killer off the streets for good.
Yeah, note she didn't have a delusion she was killing an alien or a demon. She had tried killing PEOPLE before, and she intended to kill a PERSON this day. And she dis
Agree!
Fly high darling Emily. So young, so innocent. You'll never be forgotten 🕊❤️
This is a heartbreaking case. Rest in peace Emily 🙏. I hope the family can get closure one day.
A truly heartbreaking & tragic case
As a child I used to play with my brother alone in Queens Park
We were safe & never felt unsafe
What has this world become
Pure EVIL!! There’s a place in HELL for her
RIP Emily 💔
This happened in my home town and a park me and my family frequents. Such a devastating loss
It's absolutely heartbreaking to listen to this. Rest in peace Angel. My condolences to the parents of their daughter they are in my thoughts and prayers
RIP sweet little Emily 💗
Deepest sympathy to her Family and friend's ❤❤
I work at the Mental Health Assoc. and have worked several of these cases. We were signing release papers for a guy who used his pen as a weapon and stated he was going to "gouge our eyes out" as he attacked us both...police were called and he was STILL released that day. I've got stories ppl would not believe...it's such a tricky disease when ppl use their mental illness as excuses
Not even arrested for threatening behaviour? Groan.
@manichairdo9265 he was escorted off the property and free to the public...and we legally cannot hold these ppl after a certain period of time. We've had to release men and women into the streets that were a clear danger to themselves and others... its really very sad
@henessy-zl5kq Thank you for your thoughtfulness to reply. It's not only sad, It's insane, I reckon.
Stay safe.
Mental health issues worldwide needs more funding to have more resources. This woman should never be released. Poor Emily, what a horror for all who loved her..
RIP wee angel 😔🙏
One of my best friend's daughter was schizophrenic. She heard voices telling her to kill her mother. She was sectioned, allowed out for the weekend to stay with her mother. Her mother returned her to the hospital at 13.45, handed her over to the nurse. 15 minutes later she was dead, having stood in front of the neighbouring motorway. Legal process ongoing against the psychiatric hospital for negligence. Mental sickness is horrible. RIP dear little Emily and my thoughts to her parents and family.
You would think a mental hospital would know what behaviours these individuals possess and display??? People in psychosis think that whats going on in their heads is real, hence, why they act on it. If they are saying they are going to kill, then they are going to kill.
People who say they hear voices are liars. The voices are their own thoughts that they sometimes don’t realise they are doing. They all say voices and all say they were also abused. But are liars.
@@TransitionedToASharkNot when they have schizophrenia. Don't throw around assumptions when you don't understand the effects that has on someone's mental health. It's why when they are properly medicated and checked that these voices, which are symptoms go away. And schizophrenia isn't just voices, it affects every aspect of a person's senses. The failure of the mental health system leads to many people to fall through the cracks and give into the intrusive voices.
@@TransitionedToASharkno, people who hear voices actually hear them, as if spoken. It's not some vast conspiracy of people all throughout time all lying saying the same thing, lol
Be quiet
We simply never know who we are in the presence of~ good, bad or indifferent. Emily was such a beautiful ray of sunshine. 💔💛
This is awful. I cannot imagine seeing your baby girl go through that. It's just absolutely brutal and so shocking.
i remember seeing this case on the news! absolutely heart breaking 💔 R.I.P Emily😪🙏🏾💔 my heart goes out to her parents, i cannot imagine what they're still going through, and her being their only child in all😭
they should have kept her sectioned 😪
Heartbreaking beautiful girl poor little darling 😔 just tragic, can't even comprehend how parents must feel the loss of there daughter in this way RIP sweet angel 💐🌹🙏🕊️💛💗❤️
She went out and bought knives to kill a child and they said she couldn’t be convicted of murder. Disgusting and who gives a toss about her mental health. In my opinion it should be a life for a life. No excuses.
an eye for an eye makes the world blind
@@devin8967 blablabla
Absolutely horrific. I couldn't watch all of this. I feel for the family.
Living in Bolton, it makes you think, what if I had been there, could I have stopped it, and when I look at the date, I would have been on my way to see my own mother that day, and at that time could have easily passed the killer without realising what was about to happen. I do remember being at my mum's and seeing the air ambulance flying overhead. These events don't hit home until they happen to you, someone you know or in this case, in your hometown. It's such an indescribable feeling of loss of compassion for the victim's families.
If we had proper borders, the little girl would still be alive.
The fact she casually strolled past countless potential victims and decided to wait upon deciding a poor helpless defenceless girl tells me her mind had perspective.
i keep up with all your videos religiously. everyday i have lunch and i always watch a video of yours while i eat. yes i do tear up sometimes but i can’t help but get drawn into your videos. you put so much love and hard work into your videos with greta description and go into depth that draws your viewers in! keep up the good work
It’s refreshing when someone refuses to fall for the forgiveness scam. It’s absolutely possible to live a happy and loving life post trauma without gaslighting yourself into forgiving the creep perpetrator.
Just say you’re bitter and ignorant and move along. Forgiveness is not a scam. But, I’m not shocked you’d think that. Sadly.
@@Juanita7102You think forgiveness is necessary to move forward? It’s not at all.
@@Ironjawswifenot forgiving someone holds you prisoner to that person. It's for your own good not the other person's.
@@robinmccoy4671the father doesn't forgive the system that allowed this to happen, and rightly so. Disgraceful. No compensation? Fkn outrageous.
@@robinmccoy4671not forgiving someone doesn’t mean that you’re dwelling on the trauma they caused. Some acts are just unforgivable (like the one discussed in this video). You can move on from trauma without forgiving the perpetrator(s).
Oh my goodness this was a hard one… my heart breaks for Emily’s parents and family, teachers and school mates as well as their community. Losing a child is horrible in any way but to lose your child like this?? Unbelievable. Her parents show what strength truly is. They used their pain to fuel their fight for justice for Emily and raise awareness about how the mental health system has been and did fail. The perpetrator should never have been able to get to a point in her mental health to do this ESPECIALLY since she had mental health care. She had access. Her providers were doing the bare minimum to push through their caseload and weren’t paying attention to her situation. You can’t tell me that after not being on her medication for over a month they didn’t see a marked difference in her mental state. If she had an appointment just 11 days prior to this horrific incident they full on should’ve been able to see she wasn’t “normal”. I have a child who has severe mental health issues. She spent two years in a residential facility. Now she’s 18 and lives with me and probably will forever. I have been unable to find her a mental health provider that accepts our insurance that are taking new patients. I’ve been dealing with that problem for now going on 3 years. To have access to mental health services here in the US is horrible. Mental health is usually a main driver in these crimes yet the government doesn’t seem to be doing anything to correct the issue. They talk about mental health awareness like we aren’t aware, yet we’ve been aware of this problem as citizens for decades. It’s a poor excuse. They need to be held accountable. As far as this perpetrator’s sentence? It’s a travesty of justice. It’s a joke.
Rest in Peace little Emily. The world is a bit darker without your glowing light. I hope you have the most beautiful wings in Heaven, that your light is bright and warm forever, and that you’re always watching over your mommy and daddy. You’re sorely missed. ❤
Blame the bleeding hearts who say mentally ill deserve to choose free will and had Institutions shut down decades ago. Now they live in tents on the streets which we can't remove either
No justice at all. Infact its a smack in the face too the parents. So sad x
Right?? A whole 10 yrs 🤡🌎 we live in!
Who's to say you won't be able to convince them she's stable?! Very easy to do SMDH
Mental health shouldn’t be an excuse for killing a child.
Absolutely Heartbreaking 💔 as always delivered with such grace and respect
RIP LITTLE ANGEL ❤
I've been to that park so many times and I remember that happening . It shocked the whole community . So sad 😟
My heart breaks for her parents!!! Praying for comfort!!!
About 3 weeks ago my children’s pediatrician, who was almost like family to us, was stabbed by a patient while he was working and treating patients in his practice. The assailant was a patient of his own who had schizophrenia and was obsessed with the doctor. He survived but was stabbed 5 times in his head and neck and then the guy fled at high speed on the highway. He was caught but our pediatrician had tried repeatedly to get this guy in a mental hospital but his mom kept refusing. He is ok but we need real treatment for these people. It’s essentially gone in the US unless they commit a crime.
Oh god
Tony Kanty what a hero. May Emily rest in peace x
Emily is one of the most lovely children I have ever seen. The picture of her with her sweet smile and no front teeth made me tear up.
Things like this make me glad I never chose to have children. This has to be one of the most random, senseless crimes against a child that I’ve heard of. She didn’t know her or her family, she’d never even seen her before. Just…she wanted to hurt someone that day, and Emily had the bad luck to cross her path.
help for mental health is almost non-existent. it really takes horrific things to end up happening before they even look up from their watches and take the job that they chose to do seriously. if they even bother. rest in a peaceful place darlin
I watch all ur videos religiously when released and this video really got to me - I have two girls 6 and 5 and I can’t imagine losing them let alone losing them to a stranger for unexplainable psychotic behaviour. My thoughts are with the family ❤ my thoughts are about the poor little girl gone and not the hideous act committed. I agree with Mark, how can u forgive that 😭💔
The Mental Health Facilities/Dr that *REPEATEDLY* let that not mentally well & highly violent woman out _and_ took off her much needed medication, should be held responsible! It’s their ABSOLUTE NEGLIGENCE that caused the death of the little girl- they _knew_ she was homicidal & highly mentally disturbed, but they _still_ kept actively pushing her back into the Public, they knew d@mn well it wasn’t going to end well-!
26:23 Told you- 😤
This is horrific so terribly sad where are we safe.
Sad beyond believe.
I am from Bolton and remembering this catastrophic case.Thank you for covering it.I take my son to the Queens park often but never let my child take of on his own since that day,you just don't know who can be capable of murder.So sory for parents of Emily,may her little soul is graded by angels.😢