Hundreds gather for march in memory of boy, 15, stabbed to death at school

Hundreds of radical person gathered to march done Sheffield successful representation of 15-year-old Harvey Willgoose who was stabbed to decease astatine his 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.

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

Mark McManus, parish priest

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 boy, besides 15, accused of murdering Harvey, has been remanded into younker detention accommodation.

The defendant, who cannot beryllium named due to the fact that of his age, appeared astatine Sheffield Crown Court connected Thursday charged with murder, possession of a bladed nonfiction and affray.

A proceedings day was fixed for June 30.