A schizophrenic Lithuanian man stabbed a nine-year-old girl through the heart with a knife while she was playing with a hula hoop in the street, a murder trial has heard. Jurors were told that there is no dispute that Skebas stabbed and killed Lilia, but they must decide what the defendant's state of mind was when he killed her. Mr Donnellan told the jury of seven men and five women: 'It's a tragic case, we accept. Mr Donnellan said: 'Just after 6.15 on the late afternoon of July 28 in 2022, Lilia, a little girl aged nine, was playing in the street. Mr Donnellan told the jury: 'He is saying he's not guilty of murder, but guilty of manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility.

Source: Daily Mail January 26, 2026 18:16 UTC