Mourners are set to attend a service in Sheffield city centre

The funeral of a baby stabbed to death in Sheffield is to be held today (Monday, October 26).

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Flowers left at the scene in Holywell Heights, Sheffield

placeholder image — Flowers left at the scene in Holywell Heights, Sheffield

The service for Maria Skopova, the newborn baby girl who died following an incident at an address at Holywell Heights, Wincobank, will be held at 1.30pm on Monday, October 26 at St Marie's Catholic Cathedral in Sheffield city centre.

The service will be conducted mainly in Slovakian.

Detectives outside the Holywell Heights property | Iconic Media

A further private service will be held at a cemetery in Sheffield after the funeral, for Maria's family and close loved ones.

Five people have been charged in connection to Maria's death.

A bouquet of pink and white flowers have been left outside the property on Holywell Heights, Wincobank. | Iconic Media

Andrea Skopova, aged 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 by taking steps to conceal the killing of an infant after the baby girl’s death on Sunday, August 30.

A 15-year-old girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons due to her age, has been charged with perverting the course of justice.

A trial date has been set for April 12 next year, with it expected to last six to seven weeks.