Pensioner killed by woman who left unit was failed on every level, says family

Evening Standard

The family of a pensioner who was killed in a “ritual sacrifice” by a woman who went missing from an acute mental health unit has said two police forces and a NHS trust “failed on every level”, after a coroner concluded the patient’s leave request would probably have been rejected if procedures had been followed.Special needs bus driver Roger Leadbeater, 74, was stabbed multiple times by Emma Borowy, 32, as he walked his dog Max in a Sheffield park in August 2023 after Ms Borowy absconded from leave from a unit in Bolton, Greater Manchester.

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00:30The nightmares will never end. I ask those who are in positions of trust, Greater Manchester Mental Health, Greater Manchester Police and South Yorkshire Police, Emma Bowery put her trust in you to keep her safe and well. The public put their trust in you to protect us. You all failed on every level.

00:52To everyone involved in Emma's care, whether from health or policing perspective, I ask you walk in our shoes for just one day. Feel what it's like to live with the consequences of your decisions.

01:06I am certain you would think twice before granting leave, before withholding vital information and before ignoring clear warnings.

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