Four people charged with murdering a baby girl found with 33 wounds from 15 stabbings are due to appear before Crown Court for the first time on Thursday.
The newborn, known only as Baby S, was found dead in an outhouse in the Wincobank area of Sheffield on Sunday (August 30), wrapped in a towel and a bag.
Charges and court appearance
Andrea Skopova, 20, Peter Horvath Jnr, 19, Peter Horvath Snr, 38, and Nina Horvathova, 37, appeared before Sheffield Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday morning charged with the murder of Baby S. They were remanded in custody and will appear at Sheffield Crown Court on Thursday.
Horvath Jnr, Horvath Snr and Horvathova, all of Holywell Heights, and Skopova, of Robey Street, Grimesthorpe, Sheffield, are also charged with causing or allowing the death of a child, and perverting the course of justice by cleaning the scene of the alleged crime.
Separate hearing for teenager
All the defendants are Slovakian nationals, the court heard. The four adults stood in court wearing identical grey t-shirts and flanked by four security guards.
A 15-year-old girl, who cannot be named, appeared at the court later, in a separate hearing, charged with the same perverting the course of justice offence. The girl sobbed in the dock as representations were made about whether she should be released on bail.
District Judge Tim Spruce decided she should be remanded in youth custody until Thursday, when she will appear at crown court with the other defendants.
Prosecutor Luke Hopkinson said the baby had suffered 33 wounds from 15 “separate stabbings”. Two women, aged 26 and 37, who were arrested on suspicion of murder remain on bail.
