Man who murdered girl, 9, as she played hula hoop in Lincolnshire street jailed for life

Lilia Valutyte was attacked by Deividas Skebas, 26, in Boston in July 2022 while playing outside her mother's shop

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 28 July 2022 while she was playing outside her mother's embroidery shop.