Newborn baby girl died from stab wounds in Sheffield as murder investigation continues โ The Mirror
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A murder investigation continues after a newborn baby girl was found dead at a home in the Wincobank area of Sheffield, with a forensic post-mortem examination confirming she died from stab wounds. South Yorkshire Police say detectives are continuing their enquiries to establish what happened to the child and to seek justice for her, as the case remains highly active.
Officers were called to an address on Holywell Heights at 5.58am on Sunday after concerns were raised for the baby's safety, but she was pronounced dead at the scene despite efforts by police and paramedics to save her. Seven people aged between 15 and 38 were arrested on suspicion of murder; two, aged 26 and 37, have since been released on bail, while police were granted extra time to question the remaining five suspects.
- Post-mortem confirms Sheffield newborn died from stab wounds
- Murder investigation ongoing after baby found dead on Sunday
- Seven arrested; two bailed, five held for further questioning
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Sheffield's South Yorkshire Police force is leading a murder investigation after a newborn baby girl was found dead at a house in the Wincobank area of the city on Sunday morning. A post-mortem examination has since confirmed that she died from stab wounds, though the circumstances that led to her death have not been made public.
Officers were called to the address on Holywell Heights just before 6am following concerns for the baby's safety, but she could not be saved despite attempts by paramedics and police. Seven people, ranging in age from 15 to 38, were arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with her death, giving some sense of the scale of the inquiry.
The case matters both because of the extreme rarity and severity of a newborn dying in this way, and because of the number of people taken into custody, which suggests a complex picture that detectives are still working to untangle. Two of those arrested have been released on bail, while police have been given more time to question the others, meaning the investigation remains ongoing and no charges have yet been confirmed.
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