The funeral of newborn Maria Skopova, who was stabbed to death in Sheffield, is being held today, Monday, October 26.

Maria died on 30 August, at just one day old, at a property in Wincobank, Sheffield.

Her funeral was held at 1.30 pm at St Mary’s Catholic Cathedral in Sheffield city centre, with the service mainly in Slovakian.

A small group of people surrounded Maria’s white coffin, and a priest anointed the small coffin before it got taken into the chruch.

A private burial service will follow at a Sheffield cemetery for Maria’s family and close loved ones, and a massive outpouring of condolences flooded social media

Five people have been charged in connection with her death.

Maria’s mother, Andrea Skopova, 20, Peter Horvath, 19, Peter Horvath, 38, and Nina Horvathova, 37, have all been charged with murder, causing or allowing the death of a child, and perverting the course of justice, and a 15-year-old girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has also been charged with perverting the course of justice.

The four adults are due to stand trial on 12 April 2027, with proceedings expected to last six to seven weeks. No pleas have yet been entered.