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Yorkshire Police charge four adults in newborn murder case

9/2/2026

Summary

Story summary

Yorkshire Police charged four adults with murder after a newborn was found stabbed to death in Sheffield.
The defendants are Andrea Skopova, 20, Peter Horvath, 19, Peter Horvath, 38, and Nina Horvathova, 37.
A 15-year-old girl, also in custody, has been charged with perverting the course of justice.
A post-mortem found the baby suffered 15 stab wounds.
The suspects remain in custody and appear at Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday.

History

Historical Context

In August 2007 the death of 17-month-old Peter Connelly—known as Baby P—exposed Haringey Council’s child-protection failures, prompting a 1,000-page, £1 billion inquiry and reforms after earlier Victoria Climbié revelations, and led to the removal of Haringey’s head of children’s services in December 2008. The case still shapes policy; now Yorkshire Police have charged four suspects in a Sheffield infant homicide, reviving national scrutiny of safeguarding standards.

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Story summary

Yorkshire Police charged four adults with murder after a newborn was found stabbed to death in Sheffield.
The defendants are Andrea Skopova, 20, Peter Horvath, 19, Peter Horvath, 38, and Nina Horvathova, 37.
A 15-year-old girl, also in custody, has been charged with perverting the course of justice.
A post-mortem found the baby suffered 15 stab wounds.
The suspects remain in custody and appear at Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday.

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