Funeral for newborn stabbed to death in Sheffield scheduled for Monday

A funeral service for Maria Skopova, the infant who was stabbed to death at a residence on Holywell Heights in Wincobank, is planned for Monday at 1.30 pm in St Marie's Catholic Cathedral, Sheffield. The liturgy will be largely in Slovakian, reflecting the family's background, and a subsequent private interment will be arranged for close relatives. Authorities have charged five people in connection with the killing, among them Andrea Skopova, two men named Peter Horvath, Nina Horvathova, and a 15-year-old girl whose name is withheld.

Charges include murder, causing or allowing a child's death, and perverting the course of justice. The defendants are scheduled to appear in court on April 12, with the trial expected to last six to seven weeks.