Seven people were arrested over the 'distressing' stabbing to death of a newborn baby in a home in Holywell Heights, Sheffield. Police were responding to a disturbance at a Sheffield home on Sunday, 30 August 2026. It was confirmed on Tuesday, 1 September, that the infant died from stab wounds.
'We recognise this is deeply distressing for those who would have loved to have a chance to love this baby girl, for the emergency services who responded and for the community who will inevitably be shocked by the incident,' Detective Chief Inspector Tom Woodward said.
