First picture of suspects after baby ‘stabbed 15 times’ in Sheffield m.u.r.d.e.r
WARNING SENSITIVE CONTENT: Four people are charged with murder of Baby S, who was found dead in an outhouse on Sunday
Andrea Skopova, aged 20, leaves Sheffield Magistrates Court (Image: Ben Lack Photography Ltd)
The suspects accused of murdering a baby girl with 33 wounds in 15 stabbings have been pictured leaving court for the first time.
Slovakian nationals Andrea Skopova, 20, Peter Horvath Jnr, 19, Peter Horvath Snr, 38, and Nina Horvathova, 37, are charged with the murder of a newborn named only as Baby S. Tragically, the infant’s body was found wrapped in a towel and in a blue bag in an outhouse on Sunday August 30), Sheffield Magistrates Court heard on Wednesday (September 2).
Three of the four people accused of murder are also charged with perverting the course of justice, namely Horvath Jnr, Horvath Snr and Horvathova. A 15-year-old girl – who cannot be named for legal reasons – is also charged with perverting the course of justice only.
They will all appear at Sheffield Crown Court for the first time on Thursday (September 3). Images show the suspects leaving magistrates’ court after a hearing on Wednesday, when prosecutors said the baby’s body was found on top of a washing machine in an outhouse at an address in the Wincobank area of Sheffield on Sunday.
Baby S was found wrapped in a towel and in a blue bag in an outbuilding at an address in Holywell Heights, they added.
Peter Horvath Jnr, aged 19, leaves Sheffield Magistrates Court (Image: Ben Lack Photography Ltd)
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.
On Wednesday, prosecutor Luke Hopkinson told the magistrates’ court that the baby’s mother is the defendant Andrea Skopova. The father is unknown, Mr Hopkinson said.
Skopova is the girlfriend of the defendant Horvath Jnr, who is the son of the other two adult defendants. Mr Hopkinson said Horvath Jnr is not believed to be the father.
Mr Hopkinson said Baby S had suffered 33 wounds from 15 “separate stabbings”. The prosecutor said she suffered wounds to her “face and torso – front and back”.
The defendants were remanded in custody to appear at the crown court the following morning.
Two women, aged 26 and 37, who were arrested on suspicion of murder remain on bail.
