Image source, Ben Lack Photography(L to R) Peter Horvath, 38, Peter Horvath, 19, and Andrea Skopova, 20, appeared at Sheffield Crown Court along with Nina Horvathova, 37
ByHayley CoyleYorkshire
Four people accused of murdering a newborn baby found dead at a house in Sheffield are to stand trial next year.
The baby girl, who suffered 33 wounds in 15 separate stabbings, was found at a house in Holywell Heights, in the Wincobank area of the city, on Sunday.
Andrea Skopova, 20, Peter Horvath, 19, Peter Horvath, 38, and Nina Horvathova, 37, appeared at Sheffield Crown Court charged with murdering the child, named only as Baby S. A 15-year-old girl also appeared in court charged with perverting the course of justice.
The adults, all Slovakian nationals, were remanded into custody until the next hearing on 2 October. The girl was remanded into youth custody.
Skopova, of Robey Street, Grimesthorpe, Sheffield, and the other adult defendants, all of Holywell Heights, 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.
On Wednesday, prosecutor Luke Hopkinson told Sheffield Magistrates Court the baby’s body was found on top of a washing machine in an outhouse at the property in Holywell Heights.
A post-mortem examination revealed the baby died as a result of stab wounds
During Thursday’s hearing all five defendants sat in the glass-fronted dock, watched by members of the public from the public gallery balcony above.
They were flanked by seven security guards and other staff and two Slovak interpreters.
Skopova and the 15-year-old girl sobbed throughout the hearing.
Judge Sarah Wright fixed a trial date for 12 April 2027, which is expected to last six to seven weeks.
Two other women, aged 26 and 37, who were arrested on suspicion of murder, remain on bail.
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