Five Slovaks charged with murder of newborn stabbed 33 times in England as knife attacks kill multiple in Europe
A series of knife attacks across Europe has left multiple people dead, including a newborn in England and a man in Spain.
In Sheffield, England, a newborn girl identified as Baby S was stabbed to death, suffering 33 wounds. Five Slovak citizens—Andrea Skopova, 20; Peter Horvath Jr., 19; Nina Horvathova, 37; Peter Horvath, 38; and a 15-year-old—were charged with murder and appeared in court on Wednesday. Skopova, the mother, is accused of stabbing the infant in a bathroom before wrapping the body in a towel and a blue bag, leaving it on a washing machine. The 15-year-old and Horvathova are also accused of cleaning blood from the scene. Two other women, aged 26 and 37, were arrested but released on bail .
In Manresa, Spain, Carles Vilajosana, a 45-year-old resident of Castellnou de Bages, was fatally stabbed early Tuesday. Two minors, aged 15 and 16, were detained in connection with the killing. Local officials, including Manresa Mayor Marc Aloy, held a minute of silence at noon Wednesday, with hundreds gathering in Plaça Major to demand justice. Catalan Interior Minister Núria Parlon confirmed the suspects were born and raised in Catalonia, dismissing xenophobic claims by far-right parties .
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