Deividas Skebas, 22, is charged with murdering nine-year-old Lilia Valutyte in Boston, police say.
Image source, OtherA man has appeared in court charged with murdering a nine-year-old girl who was stabbed to death in a town centre.
Lilia Valutyte was found with a stab wound in Fountain Lane in Boston, Lincolnshire, on Thursday.
Deividas Skebas, 22, spoke only to confirm his name, date of birth and address during a short hearing at Lincoln Magistrates’ Court on Monday morning.
Mr Skebas, of Thorold Street, Boston, is due to appear at crown court later.
Lilia had reportedly been playing hula hoop with her younger sister in the street.
A toy pram was also left at the scene where the pair had been playing, according to locals.
Dozens of flowers and other tributes were left at the corner of Fountain Lane and Fountain Place in memory of the schoolgirl.
A service of reflection and prayer has been held at St Botolph’s Church.
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