Knife killer who murdered 9-year-old during hula hoop game jailed for lifeDeividas Skebas, 26, was convicted of the murder of Lilia Valutyte, 9, who was stabbed in the heart while playing with a hula hoop in LincolnshireView 2 Images Custody image of Deividas Skebas (Image: PA Media)A man who brutally killed a nine-year-old girl by plunging a knife into her heart as she played with a hula hoop in the street has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 25 years. ‌Lilia Valutyte was fatally attacked by Deividas Skebas, 26, in the town centre of Boston, Lincolnshire, on July 28 2022, whilst she was playing outside her mother's embroidery shop. Article continues belowDid you know you can make ChronicleLive a preferred source... Here's more information about what this means and how to do it - you can also do it straight away by clicking here. Skebas, formerly of Thorold Street in Boston, appeared via video-link from the high-security Rampton Hospital in Nottinghamshire, dressed in a navy blue zip-up jumper, gazing straight ahead and showing no visible reaction as Mr Justice Choudhury delivered his sentence on Wednesday.

Source: Daily Mirror February 25, 2026 18:11 UTC