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Funeral held for newborn baby girl who was 'stabbed 15 times and dumped on washing machine by mother and her boyfriend's family'

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Hicks, G. (2026, October 26). Funeral held for newborn baby girl who was 'stabbed 15 times and dumped on washing machine by mother and her boyfriend's family'. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16240193/Funeral-held-newborn-baby-girl-stabbed.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-10-26 · by Gethin Hicks

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Mourners held a funeral in Sheffield for Maria Skopova, a newborn baby girl who was allegedly murdered by her mother and her boyfriend's family. The tragic incident occurred on August 30 when Maria sustained 15 stab wounds that led to her death on the same day she was born. Four Slovakian nationals—Andrea Skopova (20), Peter Horvath Jr (19), Peter Horvath Sr (38), and Nina Horvathova (37)—were charged with murder, along with additional charges of causing or allowing a child's death and perverting the course of justice. The defendants are scheduled to enter pleas on December 14, with a trial set for April next year.
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The funeral for Baby Maria Skopova was held on Monday, nearly two months after her death, at St Marie's Catholic Cathedral in Sheffield. Police discovered the newborn girl, who had suffered 33 wounds including 15 stab injuries, dead on August 30 in Holywell Heights, Sheffield, just hours after she was born. Andrea Skopova, Maria's mother, along with her boyfriend Peter Horvath Jnr and his parents Peter Horvath Snr and Nina Horvathova, all Slovakian nationals, were charged with murder and causing or allowing the death of a child. The four defendants also faced charges for perverting the course of justice by cleaning up the crime scene. They appeared in court earlier this month but have yet to enter pleas; their trial is scheduled for April next year.

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Gethin Hicks
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Topics

Holywell Heights Sheffield Slovakia Slovakian YouTube

Subjects

Skopova PERSON · 4× Maria PERSON · 3× Sheffield GPE · 3× Andrea Skopova PERSON · 2× Horvath Jnr PERSON · 2× Maria Skopova PERSON · 2× Holywell Heights GPE · 1× Nina Horvathova PERSON · 1× Peter Horvath Jnr PERSON · 1× Peter Horvath Snr PERSON · 1×

Narrative

A court heard last month that the baby's body was found wrapped in a towel and in a blue bag in an outbuilding in the Wincobank area of Sheffield. Skopova, 20, Horvath Jnr, 19, Horvath Snr, 38, and Horvathova, 37, were all charged with murder. The defendants were 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.
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🔮 The four defendants, all of whom are Slovakian nationals, appeared in court earlier this month and were remanded in custody. No pleas have been entered, these are set to be taken on December 14, and a provisional trial has been fixed for April next year. On Monday, almost two months since Maria's death, a funeral was held for her at St Marie's Catholic Cathedral in Sheffield.

Claims (17 extracted, 4 hedged)

Mourners gathered today for the funeral of a newborn baby girl who was allegedly stabbed 15 times to death by her mother and her boyfriend's family. uncertain
who → gather → mother
Maria Skopova was found dead at a home in Holywell Heights, Sheffield, on the same day she was born on August 30 having suffered 33 wounds. asserted
she → find → wounds
Police said her injuries were caused by 'separate stabbings' and subsequently charged the baby's mother, Andrea Skopova, her boyfriend Peter Horvath Jnr and his parents, Peter Horvath Snr and Nina Horvathova, with murder. asserted
injuries → say → murder
The four defendants, all of whom are Slovakian nationals, appeared in court earlier this month and were remanded in custody. No pleas have been entered, these are set to be taken on December 14, and a provisional trial has been fixed for April next year. On Monday, almost two months since Maria's death, a funeral was held for her at St Marie's Catholic Cathedral in Sheffield. asserted
funeral → appear → Sheffield
Around 50 mourners gathered at the funeral, which was conducted in Slovakian, before another private family service was held elsewhere in the city. asserted
service → gather → city
A card placed alongside the baby's casket read: 'For Baby Maria. asserted
card → place → Maria
The purest souls never stay too long in this world. asserted
souls → stay → world
Maria's mother had asked to watch the service on YouTube from prison, according to Reverend Chris Posluszny, who led the service. uncertain
who → ask → service
Mourners gathered in Sheffield on Monday for the funeral of Maria Skopova, who was allegedly stabbed to the death on the same day she was born Around 50 mourners were filmed at the service, which was mainly held in Slovakia, this morning The baby's mother, 20-year-old Andrea Skopova, has been remanded into custody and charged with murder Skopova's boyfriend Peter Horvath Jr (pictured) has also been charged with murder along with two others The reverend said as the funeral got underway: 'We commend her to the mercy, the love of God, that all that has happened will be in the past, for this child is to rest in the eternal peace of Christ, the eternal dwelling place of God. ' uncertain
child → gather → God
We know that she, who will never be forgotten, she will share in the eternal life that God offers. asserted
God → know → that
May she rest in peace.' uncertain
she → rest → peace
A court heard last month that the baby's body was found wrapped in a towel and in a blue bag in an outbuilding in the Wincobank area of Sheffield. Skopova, 20, Horvath Jnr, 19, Horvath Snr, 38, and Horvathova, 37, were all charged with murder. The defendants were 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. asserted
defendants → hear → crime
They were all remanded in custody after an initial hearing at magistrates' court. asserted
They → remand → court
A 15-year-old girl, who cannot be named because of her age, is charged with the same perverting the course of justice offence. asserted
who → name → offence
A court heard that Skopova was the baby's mother and the father is unknown. asserted
father → hear → ?
Skopova is the girlfriend of Horvath Jnr, who is the son of the other two adult defendants, but he is not believed to be the father. asserted
he → believe → defendants
Their trial is due to start in April next year. asserted
trial → start → April
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