The perp in question.
Posted on 02/27/2026 12:31:22 PM PST by lowbridge
A man has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 25 years after being found guilty of murdering a nine-year-old girl as she played with a hula hoop.
Deividas Skebas, 26, stabbed Lilia Valutyte to death in a random attack outside the shop where her mother worked in Boston, Lincolnshire, on 28 July 2022.
He admitted killing Lilia but denied her murder, claiming his responsibility was diminished by his mental state. However, a jury at Lincoln Crown Court convicted him following an eight-day trial earlier this month.
Sentencing, Mr Justice Akhlaq Choudhury told Skebas, who showed little emotion, that it was a "shocking and horrific act of violence" and added: "You did the unthinkable.
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Skebas, who appeared via videolink from Rampton Hospital in Nottinghamshire, was told he would remain at the psychiatric facility.
However, the judge said if at any point Skebas was deemed well enough to be discharged he would be sent to prison to serve the remainder of his sentence.
During the trial, the jury heard Lilia had been playing in Fountain Lane.
Skebas, formerly of Thorold Street, Boston, ran towards Lilia and stabbed her once in the chest.
Her mother, Lina Savicke, told the court Lilia called her name and after she rushed outside the girl collapsed into her arms.
Despite the efforts of an off-duty police officer, doctors and paramedics, Lilia died within an hour of being attacked.
Jurors heard Lithuania national Skebas had a history of mental health issues and told police after his arrest he was being controlled by a microchip.
Three psychiatrists who assessed Skebas agreed he had schizophrenia and was showing symptoms of psychosis on the day he killed Lilia.
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It says he is a Lithuanian national.
Andrew Campbell-Tiech KC, representing Skebas, told the court on Wednesday that his client had been "subject to a serious and dangerous condition for many years".\
If he had been "subject to a serious and dangerous condition for many years, why was he walking the streets?
The perp in question.
Drawing and quartering may be more appropriate in cases such as this.
No. If he was a muzzard he would have been let free.
WTF is life with a minimum 25 years? How about life period or life with a minimum 500 years.
This POS should be castrated, all limbs removed and placed in a cell with a bowl of rice and bottled water with a cap on it 10’ away.
WELL DONE! :)
Are there any ENGLISH people left in England?
It’s time to stamp out anti-Wham-O-ism once and for all ...
Sentenced to a minimum of 25 years.
I’m baffled by the notion that dangerous criminally insane murderers whould be given special treatment. The child was murdered. The punishment for murder should be death, sure and swift upon proof of whodunit. Whether or not nuts perceive their crimes as wrong has nothing to do with it — the victims are still dead, and more victims are endangered.
Religion of peace?
Insanity only makes murder worse because it then becomes the act of a beast and beasts are put down without remorse when they kill a human.
If a dog had killed her would it still be alive?
Much less had a trial with appeals lined up. Earning money and reputations for barristers.
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