THIS is the moment armed police hunting the killer of nine-year-old Lillia Valutyte arrested a man yesterday following a dramatic chase. At least 20 cops converged on an address a stone’s throw fro…
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THIS is the moment armed police hunting the killer of nine-year-old Lillia Valutyte arrested a man yesterday following a dramatic chase.
At least 20 cops converged on an address a stone’s throw from the spot where the little girl was
killed with a single stab wound.
But the man they tried to detain bolted as they arrived — sparking a chase through gardens in Boston,
Lincs, which ended when he was hunted down by a police drone.
One witness, antiques dealer Nedas Mikelionis, 24, told The Sun on Sunday: “The street was suddenly filled with
police running everywhere.
“Five police cars arrived and at least 20 officers piled out including some who were armed.
“The guy they were after ran for it and police came pouring out of the house they had gone to and leapt in their cars to give chase.
Police are understood to have been acting on a tip-off when they arrived in Tunnard Street, Boston, at around 2.40pm yesterday.
The
slim, unshaven suspect bolted through a garden, emerging from a property in adjacent Thorold St, where he was grabbed 200 yards from Thursday’s murder scene.
Wearing a black T-shirt, black Adidas tracksuit bottoms and trainers, he was pictured being put into a police car in handcuffs at 2.46pm.
Police said they were not looking for anyone else.
Another eye witness told The Sun on Sunday: “Locals say the arrested guy is eastern European and that
the murder may have something to do with some kind of feud.”
****Police are understood to be probing a theory the murder may have been a vendetta attack over unpaid wages — and Lillia’s mum may have been threatened before.****
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