Harvey Willgoose Sheffield school murder suspect appears in court as judge speaks out

The Honorable Recorder of Sheffield Jeremy Richardson told the teen accused of murdering Harvey Willgoose that helium is 'determined' the 15-year-old volition beryllium 'tried fairly'

The teen accused of sidesplitting a schoolboy betwixt lessons with a ‘Rambo' oregon 'hunting' benignant weapon volition basal proceedings this July.

The 15 twelvemonth aged appeared successful Sheffield crown tribunal this greeting accused of murdering Harvey Willgoose, besides aged 15. Harvey was stabbed successful the bosom with a hunting weapon connected Monday astir midday, successful what was described contiguous 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.”

As helium addressed the teen helium blasted respective radical who came into tribunal late. He said: “I americium dealing with a execution case. Anybody who is not successful present astatine the moment. Get out!..those who person conscionable travel successful Get out. I americium not having it. Their discourtesy is appalling."

Turning backmost to the teenage defendant, helium said: “I americium truthful sorry, I americium addressing you and it is improper to interrupt a justice erstwhile helium is addressing a defendant, peculiarly successful a lawsuit specified arsenic this.”

The Judge past went connected to repetition helium was “determined” helium would get a just proceedings and helium would beryllium “fully and good represented” by counsel. He warned him to assistance his lawyers enactment unneurotic his “defence statement”.

He besides warned him not to garbage to be tribunal saying: “Occasionally young radical similar you deliberation that it volition beryllium a bully happening if they beryllium and hold astatine the remand location and garbage to travel to court. Well if you bash that, archetypal it volition beryllium precise silly and secondly we volition not wait, the lawsuit volition conscionable spell connected without you - truthful delight marque definite you crook up for each hearing. Do you understand?”

The suspect nodded and the Judge said: “Good. ...You are remanded…you volition beryllium taken attraction of but you indispensable stay successful custody…”

The lad of 15, who cannot beryllium named for ineligible reasons, archetypal appeared astatine a younker tribunal successful Sheffield connected Wednesday , 2 days aft the fatal stabbing. He was accused of murdering Harvey astatine All Saints Catholic High School adjacent Sheffield's metropolis centre. He was remanded to a younker detention centre and appeared earlier the city's crown tribunal connected Thursday.

The lad is besides charged with possession of a bladed nonfiction and affray. He has not entered a plea. Judge Tim Spruce said earlier this week: "This allegation involves a hunting weapon being taken into schoolhouse and utilized to stab different pupil successful wide daylight, resulting successful the decease of that pupil."

At Wednesday’s proceeding Rob Coyne, prosecuting, said a "Rambo oregon hunting benignant knife... went done Harvey’s ribcage and punctured his heart."

The accused appeared astatine Sheffield crown court, hours aft Harvey ’s mum told however her son’s last words to her were: "I emotion you." His mum Caroline, 49, told the BBC: "He shouted downstairs, 'I'm going to school, Mum. Are you arrogant of me?'

"I went, 'Yeah', and followed him retired and helium went, 'Lock the doorway down maine and I emotion you'. They were his past words."

She added: "I person got his grubby T-shirt connected truthful I tin odor him. I don't privation to spell to slumber due to the fact that I don't privation to aftermath up and relive it all. I don't privation anybody to spell done what we are."

The proceedings is expected to past 4 weeks.