September 2, 2022 4.09 pm This story is over 32 months old

Streets of Boston lined with mourners for Lilia Valutyte’s funeral

A town unites in memory of a little girl who had her life cut short
The funeral of Lilia Valutyte took place on Friday, September 2, 2022, in Boston. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
By Local Democracy Reporter

The funeral of a nine-year-old girl tragically murdered in Boston took place on Friday, with hundreds of mourners lining the streets to pay their respects.

Lilia Valutyte, 9, was out playing in the street on July 28 when she was murdered in the Lincolnshire town. Her body was found outside an embroidery shop on Fountain Lane with a stab wound to the chest.

Lithuanian national Deividas Skebas, 22, of Thorold Street, Boston, was charged with Lilia’s murder and is due to appear in court on September 19 for a trial preparation hearing.

Lilia’s coffin was carried by a white horse-drawn carriage. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite

The casket was covered with multi-coloured butterflies. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite

Her funeral took place in the town on Friday, September 2, with the public invited to line the streets and pay their respect as Lilia’s coffin was taken to Boston Stump for a service.

Lilia was carried inside a white carriage towed by horses to St Botolph’s Church, where her mother Lina Savicke and stepfather Aurelijus Savickas followed behind.

Residents lined the streets to pay their respects. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite

An emotional day for so many. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite

The funeral procession travelled across Town Bridge, through Markey Place and along Church Street before arriving at the Stump, as Lilia’s small white coffin could be seen covered with brightly-coloured butterflies.

See a gallery of photos from the funeral procession by The Lincolnite photographer Steve Smailes below:

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| Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite

| Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite