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Police issue CCTV image of man they want to question over death of nine-year-old girl Lilia Valutyte who was ‘was stabbed to death while playing in broad daylight’
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Police hunting the killer of nine-year-old Lilia Valutyte have issued an urgent plea to identify a mystery man.
The bearded man wearing a blue T shirt and black trousers is believed to have been filmed by a CCTV camera at around the time that Lilia was stabbed to death in Boston, Lincolnshire.
The manhunt was launched this morning by Lincolnshire Police after two people who were earlier arrested in connection with her death were released and told they faced no further action.
Lilia was knifed at around 6.20pm on Thursday while she was reportedly playing in the street with her sister outside an embroidery and screen printing shop run by her Lithuanian mother Lina Savicke in Fountain Lane, Boston.
A Lincolnshire Police statement said: ‘We are urgently appealing for the public’s help to identify the man in these photographs, who we want to speak to following the death of nine-year-old Lilia Valutyte.
Police hunting the killer of nine-year-old Lilia Valutyte have issued an urgent plea to identify a mystery man (pictured)
The bearded man wearing a blue T shirt and black trousers (pictured) is believed to have been filmed by a CCTV camera at around the time that Lilia was stabbed to death in Boston, Lincolnshire
‘As part of our fast-moving murder investigation, we now have CCTV images of a man who we need to locate.
‘Any information, however small, may prove critical to our enquiries. Two people who were arrested earlier this week have now been released with no further action.’
Chief Superintendent Martyn Parker of Lincolnshire Police said: ‘Our officers have been working round the clock on this investigation, and the public’s help may prove crucial.
The manhunt was launched this morning by Lincolnshire Police after two people who were earlier arrested in connection with her death were released and told they faced no further action
Lincolnshire Police said: ‘These are very clear images of a man we want to speak to, so I’d urge anyone with information to get in touch with us. If you see him, do not approach him but immediately call 999’
‘These are very clear images of a man we want to speak to, so I’d urge anyone with information to get in touch with us. If you see him, do not approach him but immediately call 999.
‘This is a particularly tragic case and I’d like to reassure the public that we have a huge amount of resources dedicated to the investigation.
‘We continue to provide support to the family of Lilia, as they grieve following this unimaginable loss.’
A Lincolnshire Police statement said: ‘We are urgently appealing for the public’s help to identify the man in these photographs, who we want to speak to following the death of nine-year-old Lilia Valutyte’
Police have not disclosed the age or sex of the people who were earlier arrested, but confirmed that they were not the parents of Lilia who was known as Lily.
Anyone who sees the man or recognises him should call 999 quoting Incident 419 of 28 July.
If you have any information relating to our investigation, including if you think you know the identity of this man, call 101 quoting Incident 419 of 28 July.
Lilia Valutyte (pictured)was found on a quiet lane in Boston at around 6.20pm on Thursday. Two people remain in custody in connection with her death, police say
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Police hunting killer of nine-year-old Lilia Valutyte issue CCTto identify mystery man