Teenager admits killing and cutting up woman's body
Published Date:
14 October 2008
A teenager today admitted murdering a Lithuanian woman and dumping her severed hands and head in the sea.
Aleksandras Skirda, 19, murdered Jolanta Bledaite, 35, at her flat in Brechin, Angus, on March 29 this year.
He severed the hands and head from his victim's body and dumped them in the water at Arbroath Harbour.
The teenager then disposed of a suitcase containing her mutilated body in the sea at the same spot the following day.
Skirda pleaded guilty to the crimes at the High Court in Edinburgh.
The full article contains 96 words and appears in The Scotsman newspaper.
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Last Updated:
14 October 2008 1:29 PM
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Source:
The Scotsman
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Location:
Edinburgh
