FAMILY OF SHEFFIELD VICTIM BLAMES SYSTEM FAILURES FOR TRAGEDY
Emma Borowy, 32, fatally stabbed Roger Leadbeater, 74, as he walked his dog in a park in Sheffield on 9 August 2023 after Borowy absconded from leave from a unit in Bolton.Borowy had paranoid schizophrenia and told police and psychiatrists she was "tricked by the devil" into killing Leadbeater in a "ritual sacrifice".
She had previously spoken about "murdering people" and causing a "bloodbath".
Borowy was first sectioned in October 2022 after being arrested for killing two goats with a knife.
The inquest found she had a high risk of absconding, attempted to do so multiple times, and the trust failed to follow procedures when granting her leave two days before the attack.
Borowy died in prison four months after the incident.
The coroner concluded her death was unlawful and criticized the failing procedures of mental health and police services.
