‘Threatening messages’ sent between boys, both 15, before one ‘stabbed & killed on way to lessons’ in Sheffield

THREATENING messages were allegedly sent betwixt 2 boys earlier a 15-year-old lad died successful a stabbing attack.

The victim, named successful reports arsenic Harvey Willgoose, was stabbed astatine All Saints Catholic High School successful Granville Road, Sheffield, astatine astir 12.17pm connected Monday.

Horrified pupils watched connected erstwhile helium was knifed 3 times successful a schoolhouse courtyard.

Teachers raced to springiness exigency archetypal assistance arsenic the schoolhouse was enactment in
lockdown and an aerial ambulance flew in.

The lad was taken to infirmary but helium died soon aft arrival.

A 15-year-old pupil was detained by constabulary and taken into custody.

He was past nighttime being quizzed connected suspicion of murder.

The stabbing happened astatine 12.17pm arsenic pupils moved betwixt classes astatine All Saints Catholic High School successful Sheffield.

It was claimed the brace had exchanged threatening messages earlier the incident.

And it came aft the schoolhouse went into lockdown past Wednesday
after a pupil was alleged to person taken a leaf in.

One furious genitor said: "How tin the schoolhouse person allowed this to hap today?"

Sheffield Heeley Labour MP Louise Haigh said: "Serious questions volition person to beryllium answered."

A chap pupil paid tribute to the killed teenager.

The 17-year-old said: "He was specified a beauteous lad, helium was cheeky, but was lovely.

"He would marque your time amended proceeding him down that hallway. Teachers loved him, students loved him, everyone loved him."

A neighbour of the victim, lasting beside a shrine of flowers and
candles extracurricular his household home, said: "He went to schoolhouse this greeting and has not travel home.

"He ever seemed to person a grin connected his face. So sad."

Another neighbour said: "He and his dada were immense Sheffield United
fans. It is conscionable excessively atrocious for words."

South Yorkshire Police's Assistant Chief Constable Lindsey Butterfield
said: "We cognize that what has happened volition origin important distress
and concern.

"Our officers volition stay connected country and successful the section country to connection reassurance to parents, unit and section residents arsenic our
investigation continues."

South Yorkshire politician Oliver Coppard said: "This greeting a
teenage lad went to schoolhouse similar thousands of others crossed South Yorkshire but won’t travel home.

"A young antheral who was a subordinate of our community, with his
whole beingness up of him.

"My love, my thoughts and my prayers are
with his household and friends, and the full assemblage of All Saints Catholic High School."

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 weapon crime, truthful nary much families cognize this tragic loss."