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Four charged with murder following fatal stabbing of newborn in Sheffield

South Yorkshire Police charged four adults with murder and a teenager with perverting the course of justice after an infant was found dead.

Updated Sep 2, 2026 · 10:18 UTC3 reports

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Police discovered a newborn baby girl fatally wounded at a residence on Holywell Heights in Sheffield on Sunday morning.
A forensic postmortem examination determined the infant's cause of death was stab wounds.
Four adults face charges of murder, causing or allowing the death of a child, and perverting the course of justice, while a 15-year-old girl is charged with perverting justice.
All five defendants were remanded in custody ahead of their initial appearance at Sheffield Magistrates' Court.

Emergency services responded to concerns regarding an infant's safety on Sunday morning at a residence on Holywell Heights in the Wincobank area of Sheffield, where the newborn died at the scene.[The Guardian · BBC News]
A forensic postmortem examination established that the baby girl died from stab wounds.[The Guardian · BBC News]
Andrea Skopova (20), Peter Horvath (19), Peter Horvath (38), and Nina Horvathova (37) were charged with murder, causing or allowing the death of a child, and perverting the course of justice.[The Guardian · BBC News]
A 15-year-old girl, whose identity is protected due to her age, was charged with perverting the course of justice.[The Guardian · BBC News]
Two additional women, aged 26 and 37, were previously arrested on suspicion of murder and released on bail.[The Guardian · BBC News]

Authorities have not publicly detailed the specific actions allegedly taken by each individual defendant or the circumstances leading up to the stabbing.[The Guardian · BBC News · BBC News]