US EditionBoy Denies He Was ‘Worked up Into a Rage’ Before He Stabbed Pupil to Death
SHEFFIELD, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND, JUL 24 – The defendant admitted manslaughter and possession of a knife on school premises but denies murder, citing bullying and a desire for protection, court heard.
- A 15-year-old boy told a Sheffield Crown Court jury he ordered a knife weeks before the fatal stabbing of Harvey Willgoose at All Saints Catholic High School on February 3, then stabbed him in a school courtyard during lunchtime.
- The boy told the court he bought a knife based on an Assassin’s Creed design, posted two knife images on social media, and aimed to make people believe he carried a knife.
- In court records, the defence argued the defendant's actions followed prolonged bullying and poor treatment.
- `I didn't deliberately stab him,' the boy told the jury,` according to headteacher Sean Pender.
- With the proceedings ongoing, the defendant gave evidence for a sixth day at Sheffield Crown Court and was questioned about the weapon on the fifth day.
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Harvey Willgoose trial: Accused tells prosecution: 'I didn’t intend no harm'
A boy accused of murdering a fellow pupil has maintained his account that he ‘can’t remember’ the stabbing, as prosecutors suggested he is attempting to ‘twist things’ and ‘cannot bring himself to admit what he had really done’.
·Sheffield, United Kingdom
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