Boy who stabbed pupil to death tells jury being bullied led to anger issues
He told the jury he was subjected to racist bullying on social media and taunts about a medical condition while he was at a number of Sheffield schools.
The defendant said the bullying has affected how he controls his temper and 'I'm upset all the time'.
Asked by his barrister Gul Nawaz Hussain KC how this affected his temper, the boy said: 'I can get angry quickly, upset quickly.
'I can't control it.'
Mr Hussain also asked his client about social media.
The boy said he had been bullied online by 'strangers' and by pupils at All Saints, including 'racist bullying'.
Harvey Willgoose was stabbed during a lunch break at All Saints Catholic High School (Jacob King/PA)
The barrister asked him: 'When bullying was happening on social media, did you feel you could get away from it?'
The boy said no.
When Mr Hussain asked him about the worst threat he had received on social media, the defendant replied: 'Someone said, 'I'll stab you up'.'
He said he began to believe the threats and, when his barrister asked 'how did that make you feel?', the boy said: 'Scared.'
The defendant stood in the witness box facing the jury of eight women and four men, holding a fidget toy and supported by an intermediary.
The defendant has admitted manslaughter but denies murder (Jacob King/PA)
The jury has been shown CCTV footage of Harvey being stabbed in the courtyard at All Saints during the lunch break on February 3.
The court has heard that the defendant, who cannot be named, has admitted manslaughter but denies murder.
He has also admitted possession of a knife on school premises.
Addressing the jury last week, Mr Hussain said: '(The defendant) did not set out to kill or seriously hurt anyone.
'The defence say (the defendant's) actions that day were the end result of a long period of bullying, poor treatment and violence, things that built one upon another until he lost control and did tragically what we've all seen.'
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