The parents of Emily Jones who was stabbed to death in a Bolton Park on Mother’s Day have issued a plea for people to stop using her image as part of recent protests and movements.
The Seven-year-old was tragically murdered on Sunday 22 March 2020 in Queen’s Park, Bolton.
Eltiona Skana, 30, has been charged with Emily’s murder; and possession of a knife. Court proceedings are ongoing, with the trail set for November 23.
Today, her parents Sarah and Mark, said: “We are aware that many people are using the picture we released of our daughter Emily, when we publically paid tribute to her following the worst day of our lives, as part of recent protests and campaigns.
“Today we kindly ask the public to stop using the picture of our Emily from one of her days at school.
“We hold this picture dear to our hearts and to see it being used in this way is incredibly upsetting – Emily loved everything and everyone, regardless of their race, gender or beliefs. As we’ve said before, she was beautiful inside and out and had a heart as big as her smile.
“We can’t thank people enough for the support we have received as we continue to live through the nightmare that is life without Emily, but we’re still grieving over the loss of our beautiful daughter and seeing her picture being used as part of recent protests is causing us huge distress.
“A woman has been charged with the murder of our daughter and we want to ensure that we respect the legal process and ask people not to speculate over the circumstances surrounding her death.
“We thank you for your support with this matter and hope that you can respect our wishes. We wish everyone health and happiness at this uncertain time.”
