Boy found guilty of Harvey Willgoose murder at Sheffield school

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2 days ago

A 15-year-old boy has been found guilty of murdering a fellow pupil he stabbed at a school in Sheffield during their lunch break.Harvey Willgoose, who was also 15, died when he was stabbed in the heart at All Saints Catholic High School on Monday 3 February.The jury in a month-long trial at Sheffield Crown Court was told that Harvey was attacked following a confrontation between the pair during a lesson earlier that day.The defendant, who cannot be named due to his age, had admitted manslaughter and possession of a knife but had denied murdering the teenager. He was found guilty by a majority verdict of 11 to 1.
Following the verdict, the judge, Mrs Justice Ellenbogen, told the the boy he would likely be sentenced in October.During the trial, jurors heard Harvey had been attacked in the school's courtyard after the two teenagers had quarrelled over social media in the days beforehand.
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