Teenager admits cutting up Lithuanian woman and dumping body parts in sea
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.
Skirda now faces life behind bars and is expected to find out early next year the minimum length of time he must spend locked up.
Judge Lord Uist remanded him in custody today.
A second man, Vitas Plytnykas, 41, today pleaded not guilty to charges including murder and attempting to defeat the ends of justice.
He is due to stand trial in Edinburgh in February next year.
The full article contains 167 words and appears in Edinburgh Evening News newspaper.
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Last Updated:
14 October 2008 12:07 PM
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Source:
Edinburgh Evening News
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Location:
Edinburgh
