This is the chilling moment where a young girl was seen playing in the street before she was stabbed to death. Lilia Valutyte, nine, was killed on July 28 in Boston, Lincolnshire while she played with a hula hoop with her sister next to an office where their mum works. CCTV footage obtained by ITV shows the two sisters playing in broad daylight. Ten minutes later, emergency services are seen running towards Lilia. Police were also seen ushering the public away from the scene. Lincolnshire Police believe the youngster suffered a single stab wound. On Monday, a man appeared in court to face a charge of murdering Lilia. Lilia Valutyte was stabbed to death on July 28 ( Image: Lincolnshire Live / MEN Media) Deividas Skebas, 22, appeared at Lincoln Magistrates' Court. He spoke only to confirm his name, date of birth and address during the short five-minute hearing. Judge Simon Hirst remanded Skebas in custody ahead of his next appearance at Lincoln Crown Court … [Read more...] about CCTV shows Lilia Valutyte, 9, playing with sister moments before she’s knifed to death
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‘I will be proud of you forever’: A funeral in east Ukraine
This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 17 POKROVSK, Ukraine (AP) — Around 50 mourners escorted two caskets draped in satin through a leafy cemetery in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region Thursday, family members of two soldiers killed last week on the nearby front. One casket was opened to reveal the military fatigues-clad body of 48-year-old Oleh Panchenko, which bore visible face injuries. “Our hero, I will be proud of you forever,” Panchenko's mother, Lilia, said through fits of uncontrolled sobbing as she leant over her son, kissing his forehead. “God, why are you taking our boys from us?” The funeral in Pokrovsk brought to 20 the number of Ukrainian soldiers buried there, in a newer section of the cemetery dedicated to military fatalities. Nearly all of them were killed since Russia's invasion began on Feb. 24, though others fell … [Read more...] about ‘I will be proud of you forever’: A funeral in east Ukraine
Riverside officials demand sheriff apologize for accusing council member of supporting vandalism
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco recently took to Facebook to chastise a group of abortion rights protesters for defacing the county courthouse with green paint. He also claimed that City Councilwoman Clarissa Cervantes supported the vandalism, saying, “You are lucky we couldn’t arrest you.” City officials and residents on Tuesday asked Bianco to apologize, calling his comments harmful. Cervantes said her council office has received a large volume of critical phone calls and that she’s received threats on social media. “It’s been extremely challenging to process that our sheriff would not only do this to an elected official, but to a person, without offering any evidence or proof,” Cervantes told The Times. Bianco took office in 2019 and acknowledged that in 2014 he was once a paying member of the Oath Keepers , a far-right, anti-government group whose ranks participated in the U.S. Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6. The information was part of a data leak that revealed the … [Read more...] about Riverside officials demand sheriff apologize for accusing council member of supporting vandalism