Heartbreaking tributes for boy, 15, stabbed to death ‘on way to lessons in front of horrified students’ as teen arrested

HEARTBREAKING tributes person been near aft a 15-year-old lad was stabbed to decease astatine a schoolhouse with different teen arrested connected suspicion of murder.

Harvey Willgoose was named locally arsenic the teen knifed astatine All Saints Catholic High School, in Sheffield, astatine astir 12.17pm earlier today.

Harvey was reportedly stabbed 3 times by different pupil arsenic helium made his mode to lessons arsenic horrified pupils watching on.

Cops swarmed connected the schoolhouse arsenic youngsters were plunged into lockdown - earlier a 15-year-old lad was arrested connected suspicion of murder.

Teachers raced to execute exigency archetypal assistance arsenic an aerial ambulance landed.

Harvey was taken to infirmary successful a superior information but helium sadly died soon aft arriving.

Floral tributes and notes from devastated friends person present been laid astatine the country aft the horror stabbing.

Flowers, balloons, an England emblem and a paper were this evening near astatine the schoolhouse gates successful tribute to Harvey.

A paper near astatine the country read: "My deepest condolences spell retired to you all.

"Henny was the beingness of a enactment and brought joyousness and laughter to everyone who knew him.

"Henny made you laughter and his bubbly property was contagious.

"You could ever perceive him from down a corridor and you'd ever cognize that's Henny.

"I'll ne'er hide each the moments, each the laughs. You'll beryllium missed by truthful many.

"Fly precocious you beauteous boy. Forever 15."

Both teenagers are understood to beryllium students astatine the schoolhouse - which is presently closed.

The arrested teen remains successful custody and is being quizzed by specially trained officers connected suspicion of murder.

South Yorkshire Police Assistant Chief Constable Lindsey Butterfield said the lad suffered "serious injuries" and died a abbreviated clip later.

Speaking extracurricular the force's headquarters, she said: "It is with large sadness that I stock with you today, a teen has died pursuing the stabbing astatine a Sheffield schoolhouse earlier today, our thoughts are with the household of the boy, his friends and the full schoolhouse community.

"At 12.17pm, exigency services were called to All Saints Catholic High School connected Granville Road.

"The victim, a 15-year-old boy, suffered superior injuries and contempt the champion efforts of the ambulance service, helium sadly died a abbreviated clip later.

"A 15-year-old lad has been arrested connected suspicion of execution and remains successful our custody astatine this time."

Headteacher Sean Pender said successful an earlier connection to parents: "I americium penning to pass you that contiguous we person dealt with an highly superior incidental present successful schoolhouse resulting successful america going successful to a lockdown procedure.

"The incidental progressive 2 students, 1 of whom we judge has been earnestly injured. All different students are contained and safe.

"The constabulary and paramedics are contiguous successful school. Once the constabulary let america to, we volition beryllium releasing each students from school.

"I recognize the level of anxiousness you volition beryllium feeling without cognition of the quality of the incidental but astatine this clip I person constricted accusation to stock with you whilst we person constabulary and paramedics connected site.

"I volition endeavour to update you with arsenic overmuch accusation arsenic imaginable astatine the earliest opportunity.

"We inquire for your prayers and enactment astatine this time."

One teen claimed that the lad was "stabbed 3 times".

The Sun person contacted the schoolhouse for comment.

Sir Keir Starmer was asked by the media astir the decease of the 15-year-old arsenic helium arrived for a meal with EU leaders successful Brussels.

The Prime Minister said: "The unspeakable stabbing successful Sheffield is 1 wherever I deliberation the full state would privation to scope retired to the family, the friends, to the school, the full community, successful their grief and mourn with them.

"Obviously determination volition beryllium an investigation, but I deliberation astatine this constituent I simply talk for the country, to the individuals affected, to the household successful particular, but everybody impacted by this atrocious concern - a young lad has gone to schoolhouse and hasn't returned home.

"And truthful my archetypal thoughts arsenic Prime Minister and arsenic a begetter are with the family."

Sheffield Heeley MP Louise Haigh said earlier contiguous that a “serious question volition person to beryllium answered” aft the fatal stabbing.

The Labour MP added: "Horrific news that the young pupil from All Saints High School has died.

"All my thoughts are with his household and friends, and the full assemblage astatine All Saints.

"A teen is successful custody and South Yorkshire Police person assured parents that determination is nary ongoing hazard astatine the school.

"A transgression probe volition present evidently instrumentality place, but superior questions volition person to beryllium answered astir however this could person happened and I volition beryllium moving with the school, the constabulary and the assembly to marque definite they are."