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Boy found guilty of Harvey Willgoose murder at Sheffield school


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A 15-year-old boy has been found guilty of murdering a fellow pupil he stabbed at a school in Sheffield during their lunch break.

Harvey Willgoose, who was also 15, died when he was stabbed in the heart at All Saints Catholic High School on Monday 3 February.

The jury in a month-long trial at Sheffield Crown Court was told that Harvey was attacked following a confrontation between the pair during a lesson earlier that day.

The defendant, who cannot be named due to his age, had admitted manslaughter and possession of a knife but had denied murdering the teenager. He was found guilty by a majority verdict of 11 to 1.

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