UK - Lilia Valutyte, 9, stabbed to death in Boston, Lincolnshire, 28 July 2022 *ARRESTS*

[KarenUK]

My blood is boiling now. What's the reason that the perpetrator is unfit to stand trial?

This link has some good information on the fitness to plead in crown court:

Mental Health: Suspects and Defendants | The Crown Prosecution Service

www.cps.gov.uk

 

[Kaykedi]

This link has some good information on the fitness to plead in crown court:

Mental Health: Suspects and Defendants | The Crown Prosecution Service

www.cps.gov.uk

Thank you KarenUK

 

[chimpface]

He's either faking it or he genuinely is mentally ill, can never tell I guess. I'm sure even the best psychologists can be fooled.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Lilia Valutyte trial: Moment girl, nine, stabbed to death as she played with a hula hoop shown to jury

A trial of the facts is taking place in which jurors are being asked to decide whether Deividas Skebas, who is severely mentally ill, physically killed Lilia Valutyte.

news.sky.com

 

[Sjöberg]

So very sad case.

I find some comfort in the fact that the killers mum reached out the poor girls mum and said she wants to help, as mentioned upthread. In the end, she is a mother, too.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Lilia Valutyte: Deividas Skebas who killed nine-year-old girl in Lincolnshire street given indefinite hospital order

Lilia suffered a single stab wound to the chest in Boston, Lincolnshire, while she was playing with a hula hoop.

news.sky.com

 

[Dotta]

Lilia Valutyte trial: Moment girl, nine, stabbed to death as she played with a hula hoop shown to jury

A trial of the facts is taking place in which jurors are being asked to decide whether Deividas Skebas, who is severely mentally ill, physically killed Lilia Valutyte.

news.sky.com

"Hospital order"
Does it mean life long?

 

[chimpface]

"Hospital order"
Does it mean life long?

It means until he's deemed safe to be released into society so it could be never, usually a minimum of 5 years though. Or as is on the links he may be tried for the murder at a later date if he's returned to competency.

 

[Dotta]

Hmmm
Isn't it strange that he left home with a knife, chose a child to kill, then ran away and hid the knife at home?

Was he treated for his severe mental illness?
Did he take any meds?

And now, he can leave hospital after 5 years.

JMO

 

[Yellowbelly]

This is quite local to me. I thought this was all done and dusted back in 2023, so I was rather surprised to see this on the local news this evening. It looks like his mental health has improved enough for a conventional trial for murder to be held.

Lilia Valutyte stabbing: Hearing set for accused Deividas Skebas

Deividas Skebas, 25, is charged with the 2022 murder of Lilia Valutyte, nine, in Boston.

www.bbc.com

 

[Yellowbelly]

This is quite local to me. I thought this was all done and dusted back in 2023, so I was rather surprised to see this on the local news this evening. It looks like his mental health has improved enough for a conventional trial for murder to be held.

Lilia Valutyte stabbing: Hearing set for accused Deividas Skebas

Deividas Skebas, 25, is charged with the 2022 murder of Lilia Valutyte, nine, in Boston.

www.bbc.com

The wheels of justice are grinding slowly onwards. Deividas Skebas has pleaded not guilty to murder, but guilty of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. Next hearing, December 5th.

Man denies murdering Lilia Valutyte, 9, in Boston

Deividas Skebas, 26, is charged with the murder of Lilia Valutyte in Boston three years ago.

www.bbc.com

 

[bobbymkii]

A man who has admitted killing a nine-year-old girl while she was playing in the street will face a murder trial, a court heard.

Deividas Skebas, 26, admits the unlawful killing of Lilia Valutyte, who was stabbed to death in Boston, Lincolnshire, on 28 July 2022.

https://www.itv.com/news/calendar/2025-12-05/man-who-admitted-stabbing-nine-year-old-girl-to-face-murder-trial

 

[bobbymkii]

Schizophrenic man 'stabbed girl, 9, through heart as she played in street'

Deividas Skebas, 23, stabbed nine-year-old Lilia Valutyte to death in Boston, Lincolnshire, while the youngster's mother was working in a nearby shop

www.mirror.co.uk

 

[Luwin]

Girl, 9, stabbed to death in street in Boston, court hears

Deividas Skebas, 26, denies murdering Lilia Valutyte in Boston, Lincolnshire, in 2022.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Tr4cy]

Deividas Skebas guilty of murdering nine-year-old Lilia Valutyte - BBC News Deividas Skebas guilty of murdering nine-year-old Lilia Valutyte

 

[Alyce]

Deividas Skebas, a 26-year-old Lithuanian man attended the trial and verdict virtually from Rampton hospital, a high security psychiatric hospital, to which was transferred from prison in December 2022.

Skebas is due to be sentenced on 25 February

Man who stabbed nine-year-old to death in Lincolnshire found guilty of murder

Family of Lilia Valutyte, killed by Deividas Skebas in July 2022, say she ‘will always live in our hearts’

www.theguardian.com