Funeral to be held for newborn baby girl stabbed to death in Sheffield

The funeral of a baby stabbed to death in Sheffield is to be held today (Monday, October 26).

The service for Maria Skopova, the newborn baby girl who died following an incident at an address at Holywell Heights, Wincobank, will be held at 1.30pm on Monday, October 26 at St Marie's Catholic Cathedral in Sheffield city centre.

The service will be conducted mainly in Slovakian.

A further private service will be held at a cemetery in Sheffield after the funeral, for Maria's family and close loved ones.

Five people have been charged in connection to Maria's death.

Andrea Skopova, aged 20, Peter Horvath, 19, Peter Horvath, 38, and Nina Horvathova, 37, have all been charged with murder, causing or allowing the death of a child, and perverting the course of justice by taking steps to conceal the killing of an infant after the baby girl’s death on Sunday, August 30.

A 15-year-old girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons due to her age, has been charged with perverting the course of justice.

A trial date has been set for April 12 next year, with it expected to last six to seven weeks.