Harvey Willgoose march in Sheffield sees hundreds pay tribute to teen stabbing victim

On Saturday afternoon, Harvey Willgoose's friends, chap Sheffield United supporters and others affected by his decease met astatine Sheffield Town Hall to march to the shot ground

Hundreds of radical person gathered to march done Sheffield successful representation of a 15-year-old schoolboy who was allegedly stabbed to decease astatine school.

Harvey died connected Monday aft being knifed astatine All Saints Catholic School successful Granville Road successful the city. Since his death, dozens of radical person paid tribute to him with flowers and messages near extracurricular the school.

Harvey was an avid Sheffield United protagonist and floral tributes, shot shirts, scarves and messages person besides been near extracurricular the stadium successful Bramall Lane. One tribute, written connected a Sheffield United shirt, reads: “RIP Harvey. Forever successful our hearts.”

On Saturday afternoon, Harvey’s friends, chap Sheffield United supporters and others affected by his decease met astatine Sheffield Town Hall to march to the crushed up of the lucifer against Portsmouth astatine 3pm.

Some radical wore reddish and white, portion others carried balloons successful the aforesaid colours oregon held banners. One achromatic and achromatic banner with Harvey pictured wrong the Sheffield United logo reads: “Lives not knives. It’s not ok.”

The march is being supported by Sheffield anti-knife transgression foundation Always An Alternative. Earlier connected Saturday, churches successful the metropolis held services to commemorate the youngster.

Bishop Ralph Heskett, the Bishop of Hallam, asked for St Marie’s Cathedral successful cardinal Sheffield to beryllium unfastened for those wanting a spot for backstage prayer. A wide was held astatine St Joseph’s religion successful Handsworth, Sheffield.

Mark McManus, the parish clergyman astatine St Joseph’s, said: “Harvey was a erstwhile pupil of St Joseph’s Academy and, on with the members of our assemblage who be All Saints High School, galore volition person been affected by his decease – immoderate precise closely.”

On Tuesday afternoon, Harvey’s parent Caroline and different household members visited the schoolhouse wherever flowers, balloons and cards were near for the fashionable pupil.

After the visit, they released a connection saying: “We are utterly heartbroken astatine the nonaccomplishment of our beauteous boy, ‘Harvey Goose’. Our lives are devastated and volition ne'er beryllium the aforesaid again.

“We person mislaid a beloved son, brother, grandson, cousin, nephew and astir importantly, a champion person to all. Harvey volition beryllium everlastingly known for being a caring, loving and comic young man. At this hard clip we inquire you to delight respect our privateness arsenic we grieve arsenic a family.”

A 15-year-old boy, who cannot beryllium named for ineligible reasons, has been charged with Harvey’s murder, on with offences of affray and possession of a bladed article. He appeared astatine Sheffield crown tribunal connected Thursday accused of murdering Harvey. Harvey was stabbed successful the bosom with a hunting weapon connected Monday astir midday, successful what was described successful tribunal arsenic a “tragic” event.

The Honorable Recorder of Sheffield Jeremy Richardson KC, remanded him into younker detention aft telling the teen, who was dressed successful a grey tracksuit and sweater, helium would get a just trial. The Judge told the suspect aft asking him to basal up: “I americium determined you volition beryllium tried fairly…your proceedings is going to instrumentality spot astatine the extremity of June done to July.” The proceedings is expected to past 4 weeks.