15-Year-Old Schoolboy Fatally Stabbed During Sheffield Lunch Break

A 15-year-old boy is on trial for the murder of classmate Harvey Willgoose, who was fatally stabbed with a 13cm serrated hunting knife during a lunch break at All Saints Catholic High School in Sheffield following a Snapchat dispute. The defendant admits to manslaughter and carrying a knife but denies murder. Evidence presented in court revealed that the accused had threatened another pupil days before the stabbing, and Harvey had expressed fear about returning to school due to the presence of knives. CCTV footage showed the defendant drawing the knife and stabbing Harvey twice in the chest, penetrating his heart and causing rapid collapse within 49 seconds. After the attack, the defendant confessed to the headteacher, expressing mental distress and stating he carried the knife for protection. The prosecution asserts the stabbing was a deliberate act of murder, while the defense argues manslaughter, leaving the jury to determine the legal classification of the killing.