BABY S WAS FOUND IN AN OUTHOUSE — AND THE LOCATION HAS BECOME ONE OF THE MOST DISTURBING DETAILS IN THE SHEFFIELD CASE

The newborn girl known only as Baby S was not found in a hospital.

She was not found safely inside the family home.

She was discovered in an outhouse at a Sheffield property — wrapped in a towel, placed inside a blue bag and left on top of a washing machine.

And what investigators found about the baby’s injuries has shocked the UK.

33 WOUNDS. 15 SEPARATE STABBINGS.

Court proceedings heard that Baby S suffered 33 wounds from 15 separate stabbings.

A forensic post-mortem confirmed that her death was caused by stab wounds.

The infant had reportedly been born at 37 weeks shortly before the discovery.

According to prosecutors, her mother was Andrea Skopova, 20, while the identity of the baby’s father remains unknown. Skopova’s boyfriend, Peter Horvath Jr, 19, is also charged in the case.

THEN POLICE MADE THE DISTURBING DISCOVERY

Emergency services were called to the Wincobank property on August 30 following concerns about the safety of an infant.

Officers searched the property.

Baby S was located inside the outbuilding.

Despite efforts by emergency services, she was pronounced dead at the scene.

The location immediately became a central part of the case because prosecutors allege that steps were later taken to conceal the killing.

Four adults — Andrea Skopova, Peter Horvath Jr, Peter Horvath Sr and Nina Horvathova — are charged not only with murder, but also with causing or allowing the death of a child and perverting the course of justice.

The CPS says the latter charge relates to alleged steps taken to conceal the killing.

FIVE PEOPLE NOW FACE CHARGES

The four adults have been remanded in custody.

A 15-year-old girl has also been charged with perverting the course of justice. Because she is a minor, she cannot legally be named.

Two other women, aged 26 and 37, were arrested on suspicion of murder but remain on bail.

The case is now heading toward a full trial.

The provisional trial date has been set for April 12, 2027, with proceedings expected to last six to seven weeks.

But many questions remain unanswered.

Why was a newborn baby found wrapped in a towel and inside a blue bag in an outbuilding?

What happened inside the property before police arrived?

And what exactly happened after Baby S suffered the injuries that caused her death?

Those questions will ultimately have to be answered in court.

For now, all four adults remain accused, not convicted, and the 15-year-old faces a separate justice-related charge. The CPS has stressed that every defendant has the right to a fair trial and warned against online speculation that could prejudice the proceedings.

But one detail is already impossible to ignore: a newborn baby was found on top of a washing machine, inside an outbuilding, after suffering 33 wounds in 15 separate stabbings.

And the full story of what happened to Baby S has yet to be heard.