Mother accused of murdering her newborn baby ‘who was stabbed 15 times and dumped on washing machine’ appears in court alongside three other Slovakian nationals
Four Slovakian nationals have appeared at Sheffield Crown Court charged with murdering newborn Maria Skopova, who died on the day she was born. The case also includes allegations of causing or allowing a child’s death and cleaning the scene to obstruct justice; all charges remain allegations.
Maria was found in a towel inside a blue bag at a property in Wincobank on 30 August, and a post-mortem recorded 33 wounds. Andrea Skopova, 20, Peter Horvath Jr, 19, his father Peter Horvath Sr, 38, and his mother Nina Horvathova, 37, have entered no pleas. A 15-year-old girl is separately charged with perverting the course of justice; a six-to-seven-week trial is provisionally set to begin on 12 April.
- Four adults deny no charges yet in Maria Skopova’s case.
- The newborn was found with 33 wounds.
- Trial is provisionally scheduled for April.
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A newborn baby named Maria Skopova died on the day she was born. She was found wrapped in a towel inside a bag at a house in Wincobank, Sheffield, on 30 August, and a post-mortem examination found multiple wounds.
Four Slovakian nationals have been charged with offences related to her death, including murder and allegations relating to obstructing the investigation. Andrea Skopova (20), Peter Horvath Jr (19), Peter Horvath Sr (38), and Nina Horvathova (37) have all appeared at Sheffield Crown Court but have not yet entered pleas. A 15-year-old girl is also involved in the case, separately charged with perverting the course of justice.
The trial is scheduled to begin in April and is expected to last between six and seven weeks. All charges remain allegations that must be tested in court before any verdict can be reached.