'People think that Emma was a mad person who was on the cusp of killing. That's not the full story'

The father of a woman who died in prison after being charged with the murder of a pensioner walking his dog in a park said she was suffering from schizophrenia at the time - and questioned whether her deteriorating mental health had been adequately recognised and treated.

Emma Borowy, who was 32, was 'in and out' of hospital and had been sectioned at one point.

Her father said she had previously been admitted to mental health facilities in Salford, Bolton and Warrington, but was 'seemingly allowed to escape at will' and 'run away' while on escorted walks. He also claimed 'she could be a hazard to herself and others', but said that wasn't taken 'seriously' by mental health professionals involved in her care.

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Borowy, an artist from Farnworth in Bolton, was charged by police in Sheffield with the murder of 74-year-old Roger Leadbeater, who drove children with special needs to schools for the council, in August this year. Mr Leadbeater, a total stranger to her, was stabbed to death as he walked his dog, Max, in parkland in the Westfield area of the city.

A court heard this week that Borowy, who was remanded in prison awaiting a trial date, died in custody on Tuesday, December 12. It's understood she was at New Hall Prison in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, and was about to be transferred to a secure hospital. Police subsequently confirmed nobody else is now being sought in connection with Mr Leadbeater's death and said the investigation has been closed ahead of inquest hearings.

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