{"id":22930,"date":"2022-07-31T05:34:05","date_gmt":"2022-07-31T09:34:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=22930"},"modified":"2022-07-31T05:34:05","modified_gmt":"2022-07-31T09:34:05","slug":"lillia-valutyte-man-arrested-after-girl-9-stabbed-to-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2022\/07\/31\/lillia-valutyte-man-arrested-after-girl-9-stabbed-to-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Lillia Valutyte: Man arrested after girl, 9, stabbed to death"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a nine-year-old girl was fatally stabbed in a town centre.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Lillia Valutyte was found with a stab wound in Fountain Lane in Boston, Lincolnshire, on Thursday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Lincolnshire Police said the 22-year-old was detained in Boston on Saturday after two people previously arrested were released without charge.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Earlier the force had circulated photos of a man officers wanted to speak to in connection with the killing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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A police cordon is in place on Thorold Street as investigations continue<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Police said the man was arrested in the Boston Central Park area at about 14:45 BST.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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They said his arrest followed “a combination of intelligence and information supplied by several members of the public”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The force added: “We are not looking for anyone else in connection with this incident.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Ch Supt Martyn Parker said he understood people would have questions about how this had happened.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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He added: “We are in a very sensitive stage of our investigations having just arrested a 22-year-old male.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“Please allow my officers the time and space to conduct their enquiries and continue their investigations.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Police said there would continue “to be a significant police presence in the town” and said people could still pass on information via its\u00a0major incident portal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Floral tributes, candles and teddies were left at the scene in memory of the schoolgirl<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Lillia had reportedly been playing with a hula hoop with her younger sister on the street and a toy pram was left at the scene, according to locals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Dozens of flowers and other tributes have been left at the corner of Fountain Lane and Fountain Place in memory of the schoolgirl.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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People have also been gathering at a local church to light candles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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St Botolph’s Church has become a focal point for the community to pay their respects to Lillia<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Reverend Jane Robertson said the community was coming to St Botolph’s Church to reflect on what had happened.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Father-of-five Mark Gostelow said he wanted to light a candle for Lillia’s life.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“It’s horrific, I’ve got children myself so it hits home with me,” he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Jerena Tyler, who also visited the church to pay her respects, said: “It breaks your heart because you’re thinking all of her nine-year-old life has been wiped away in one night.”<\/p>\n

Source: bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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