'She was the beat in our heart, the spring in our step' - Father pays moving tribute to his daughter Emily Jones
For all the latest news from in and around Bolton, sign up for the free MyBolton newsletterThe father of Emily Jones, who was killed in a Bolton park on Mother's Day, has paid a touching tribute to her.Mark Jones was with his daughter in Queen's Park on March 22 when she rode her scooter down a path towards her mother, Sarah Barnes.During a seven-day trial, jurors heard that Eltiona Skana, 30, had grabbed the seven-year-old as she scooted by and cut her throat.Mr Jones, who sat through every day of the heartbreaking trial, stood with a police representative outside Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court to hear his own statement read to the public.In the statement, Mr Jones said: "How can you put into words how you feel about the senseless