Deividas Skebas is accused of murdering nine-year-old Lilia Valutyte and allegedly stabbed her while she was playing with her three-year-old sister in Boston in July 2022.
Skebas did not appear at the hearing on April 17, and the Judge declared him unfit to stand trial.
Instead, a trial of the facts has been scheduled for July 10, where the prosecution will present their case in front of a jury, but the defendant does not have to play a part in the proceedings, and the conclusion of the jury cannot result in a criminal conviction.
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