Eltiona Skana has been charged with the murder of Emily Jones after the seven-year-old was stabbed in front of her parents in Bolton, Greater Manchester on Mother’s Day

Emily Jones died on Mother’s Day (Image)

A woman accused of the “random and unprovoked” murder of a seven-year-old girl who was stabbed to death in front her family on Mother’s Day has appeared in court.

Eltiona Skana, 30, has been charged with the murder of Emily Jones, who was stabbed in front of her parents as she played on her scooter during a day out at the park.

Skana, an Albanian national, has also been charged with possession of a bladed weapon in connection with Emily’s death on March 22 this year in Bolton, Greater Manchester.

She appeared via video link at Manchester Crown Court today for a plea and trial preparation hearing.

Her barrister Simon Czoka QC requested that the defendant not be asked to enter a plea at the hearing.