Woman who killed Sheffield man had record of fleeing psychiatric ward, inquest hears

Emma Borowy had gone awol twice in the week before stabbed Roger Leadbeater to death in August 2023

A woman who killed a man after fleeing while on escorted leave from a psychiatric hospital had absconded 10 times in the previous eight months and was twice found with a knife, an inquest has heard.

Roger Leadbeater, 74, was stabbed and killed while walking his dog in Westfield, Sheffield, on 9 August 2023. He was a stranger to Emma Borowy, 32, who died in custody in December 2023 after being charged with his murder.