Boy, 15, admits stabbing fellow pupil Harvey Willgoose to death at Sheffield school – UK Times

A 15-year-old boy has admitted stabbing a student to death at a school in Sheffield but has denied his murder.

Harvey Willgoose, also 15, died after being stabbed in the chest at All Saints Catholic High School in Granville Road on Monday 3 February.

At Sheffield Crown Court on Monday, the defendant, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty to manslaughter.

He also pleaded guilty to having a blade on school premises.

A previous court hearing heard that Harvey suffered fatal stab wounds to his chest after an incident during the school’s lunch break.

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