{"id":4925,"date":"2025-04-28T10:02:23","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T10:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.burn-the-priest.com\/?p=4925"},"modified":"2025-04-29T11:36:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T11:36:32","slug":"boy-admits-stabbing-harvey-willgoose-15-to-death-at-school-but-denies-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.burn-the-priest.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/28\/boy-admits-stabbing-harvey-willgoose-15-to-death-at-school-but-denies-murder\/","title":{"rendered":"Boy admits stabbing Harvey Willgoose, 15, to death at school but denies murder"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Harvey Willgoose was stabbed to death at a Catholic school (Picture: South Yorkshire Police\/PA Wire)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A teenager has admitted stabbing Harvey Willgoose, 15, at a Sheffield school<\/a>, but he denied murdering him. <\/p>\n

The boys were pupils at All Saints Catholic High School in Sheffield at the time of Mr Willgoose’s death on February 3. <\/p>\n

The suspect, also 15, was arrested soon after the incident and faced a murder charge. <\/p>\n

He pleaded guilty at Sheffield Crown Court today to the manslaughter of Mr Willgoose, but he denied murder. <\/p>\n

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Harvey loved football and was going to be an actor, his mum Caroline said (Picture: Caroline Willgoose)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The teen’s mum told the BBC<\/a> previously what her last words to him were. <\/p>\n

Mum Caroline said she told him ‘I love you’ before he headed to school on the day of his death. <\/p>\n

She said Harvey ‘loved football, football was his life.’ <\/p>\n

He was ‘going to be an actor at one point, I think he would have been good at it,’ the mother said. <\/p>\n

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A sea of floral tributes at Sheffield United Bramall Lane football stadium for Harvey (Picture: Jacob King\/PA Wire)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mr Willgoose’s family paid tribute to their loved one: ‘We are utterly heartbroken at the loss of our beautiful boy, \u201cHarvey Goose\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u2018Our lives are devastated and will never be the same again.<\/p>\n

\u2018We have lost a beloved son, brother, grandson, cousin, nephew and most importantly, a best friend to all.<\/p>\n

\u2018Harvey will be forever known for being a caring, loving and funny young man.<\/p>\n

\u2018At this difficult time we ask you to please respect our privacy as we grieve as a family.\u2019<\/p>\n

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Harvey Willgoose was stabbed to death at a Catholic school (Picture: South Yorkshire Police\/PA Wire) A teenager has admitted stabbing Harvey Willgoose, 15, at a Sheffield school, but he denied<\/p>\n

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