US EditionMan who stabbed nine-year-old in the heart as she played outside mum's shop jailed for life
Deividas Skebas was sentenced to life with a minimum of 25 years after stabbing nine-year-old Lilia Valutyte in Boston; the jury rejected diminished responsibility claims.
- On Wednesday, February 25, Deividas Skebas was jailed for life with a minimum of 25 years after stabbing nine-year-old Lilia Valutyte in Boston on July 28, 2022.
- Skebas has been diagnosed with schizophrenia and told police he was controlled by 'Nasa', while drug use including cannabis and amphetamines likely worsened his condition.
- CCTV and mobile-phone records indicated he prowled and then ran at Lilia, stabbing her with a Sabatier paring knife bought from a Wilko shop two days earlier before fleeing.
- Mr Justice Choudhury said Lilia 'should have been safe' and ordered a minimum term including 1,305 days served, leaving 21 years and 156 days remaining.
- The trial at Lincoln Crown Court from January 26–February 5 found Skebas guilty of murder after being previously detained under an indefinite hospital order; jurors assessed his mental state at the time of the attack.
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Devidas Skebas, a 26-year-old Lithuanian man who accidentally stabbed nine-year-old Lilia Valutyte to death on a street in England in July 2022, was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday. He will not be eligible for parole until after 25 years. Skebas unsuccessfully argued in court that his mental state did not constitute murder.
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PressNewsAgencyLithuanian man jailed for life after murdering schoolgirl, 9, while she played on street with hula hoop
A man who murdered a nine-year-old girl by stabbing her in the heart while she played with a hula hoop in the street has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 25 years.Lilia Valutyte was attacked by Deividas Skebas, 26, in the town centre of Boston, Lincolnshire, on July 28 2022, while she was playing outside her mother’s embroidery shop.A trial heard there was no dispute that Skebas, who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia, killed Lilia…
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