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Friends and household person paid heartfelt tributes to the youngster
- Ethan Singh, News Reporter
- Published: 7:32, 5 Feb 2025
- Updated: 7:35, 5 Feb 2025
A TEEN has been charged with the execution of a 15-year-old lad who was stabbed to decease astatine a school.
Harvey Willgoose died pursuing the fearfulness astatine All Saints Catholic High School, in Sheffield, connected Monday.
The Crown Prosecution Service confirmed a 15-year-old has been charged implicit Harvey's death.
Chris Hartley, Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor for the Crown Prosecution Service Yorkshire and Humberside, said: "The Crown Prosecution Service has reviewed a record of grounds from South Yorkshire Police.
"We person authorised South Yorkshire Police to complaint a 15-year-old with execution successful narration to the decease of Harvey Willgoose, 15, astatine All Saints Catholic High School connected 3 February.
"He has besides been charged with possession of a bladed nonfiction and 1 number of affray.
"The Crown Prosecution Service reminds each acrophobic that transgression proceedings against this suspect are progressive and that the younker has a close to a just trial.
"It is highly important that determination should beryllium nary reporting, commentary oregon sharing of accusation online which could successful immoderate mode prejudice these proceedings."
Harvey was making his mode to lessons erstwhile helium was stabbed 3 times successful beforehand of his terrified classmates.
Heroic teachers raced to execute exigency archetypal assistance arsenic the schoolhouse was placed connected lockdown.
Harvey was rushed to infirmary successful a superior information but tragically died soon aft arriving.
Tributes person flooded successful for the schoolboy from his devastated friends and family.
His household said: "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."
Mum Caroline and sister Sophie placed flowers and work affectional tributes arsenic they visited the schoolhouse connected Tuesday.
Harvey was described arsenic "one of the sweetest souls" by chap pupils astatine All Saints' Catholic School.
Flowers, balloons, an England emblem and a paper person each been near astatine the gates.
Sheffield United, who Harvey supported, besides paid tribute.
The nine said: "All astatine Sheffield United were saddened to larn of the passing of Harvey, our deepest condolences are offered to his household and friends astatine this hard time.
"We stock the daze and distress of the assemblage pursuing this tragic incidental and admit that discussions are underway with regards to tributes to retrieve Harvey."
In an update today, South Yorkshire Police warned communities "avoid online speculation" regarding the individuality of the suspect.
A connection added: "At the bosom of this devastation is simply a grieving household and they merit respect and privateness during this hard time."
PM Sir Keir Starmer said: "My bosom goes retired to the household and
loved ones of the boy, the unit and students astatine the school, and the
entire assemblage of Sheffield.
"They are grieving the needless nonaccomplishment of a young beingness and the federation mourns with them.
"Our schools should beryllium places of information and learning, not unit and fear.
"Tonight a young lad should beryllium returning to the emotion and information of
his family.
"We basal and enactment unneurotic against the devastating consequences of knife crime, truthful nary much families cognize this tragic loss."