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Boston murderer sentenced to life with minimum 25 years for killing nine-year-old Lilia Valutyte

A man who murdered nine-year-old Lilia Valutyte in Boston has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 25 years. Deividas Skebas appeared…

Nathan25 February, 2026

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Woman sentenced for 12 fraud offences

A woman has been sentenced to more than five years' imprisonment for 12 offences of fraud. Debbie Runnalls, aged 61, of Wrenbury Drive, Northwich, Cheshire,…

Nathan20 February, 2026

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Man remanded into custody after a number of Boston burglaries

A Boston man has been charged and remanded for multiple burglary-related offences. Callum Baggaley, 36, of Valentine Close, Boston was arrested on Sunday 8 February,…

Nathan11 February, 2026

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Jury finds Deividas Skebas guilty of Lilia Valutyte’s murder

A man has been found guilty of murdering nine-year-old Lilia Valutyte, who was stabbed to death while playing outside a shop in Boston, Lincolnshire. Deividas…

Nathan5 February, 2026

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Jury Retires to Consider Verdict in Lilia Valutyte Murder Trial

A jury has begun deliberating in the trial of a man accused of murdering a nine-year-old girl. Lilia Valutyte was playing outside a shop where…

Nathan4 February, 2026

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Jury hears closing speeches in trial over death of nine-year-old Lilia Valutyte

A jury has heard closing speeches in the trial of a man accused of murdering a nine-year-old girl. Lilia Valutyte was playing outside a shop…

Nathan2 February, 2026

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“Responsibility was diminished by his mental state”, Jury hears in day 4 of trial

A man accused of murdering a nine-year-old girl “has a defence of diminished responsibility”, a psychiatrist has told a jury. Lilia Valutyte was playing outside…

Nathan29 January, 2026