Overview
- Officers answered a concern-for-safety call and found the newborn at a Holywell Heights property in Wincobank on Sunday 30 August.
- A forensic post-mortem concluded the infant died from multiple stab wounds.
- The Crown Prosecution Service has charged four adults with murder and related offences.
- Prosecutors told court the baby was found wrapped in a towel inside a blue bag on top of a washing machine in an outbuilding and said the infant suffered 33 wounds from 15 separate stabbings.
- South Yorkshire Police have remanded the charged defendants, appealed for anyone with information to contact 101 or Crimestoppers, and warned the public not to speculate as enquiries and court proceedings continue.