All Saints school Sheffield stabbing victim, 15, dies as teenager arrested

A 15-year-old boy has died after being stabbed at a college in Sheffield, police have mentioned.

He was injured at All Saints Catholic Excessive Faculty, in Granville Highway within the metropolis, at about 12:17 GMT.

Police and paramedics have been referred to as however the teenager, named domestically as Harvey Willgoose, died a short while later.

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of homicide and stays in police custody, South Yorkshire Police mentioned.

Assistant Chief Constable Lindsey Butterfield informed a press convention the pressure was working “at tempo to construct a full image of what had occurred and the way this tragedy unfolded”.

“We urge you to be aware that there are family members on the centre of this,” she added.

A big police presence remained on the faculty and within the speedy space.

All Saints head trainer Sean Pender had despatched a message to folks on 29 January a couple of lockdown on the website.

In it, he mentioned the motion was resulting from “threatening behaviour between a small variety of college students”.

ACC Butterfield was requested through the information convention in regards to the experiences however the officer mentioned she couldn’t share any info regarding it.

She concluded the press convention by urging individuals to keep away from hypothesis and the sharing of content material on-line “which could possibly be distressing to them [the family] and detrimental to our investigation”.

Numerous floral tributes and messages have been left outdoors the college this night.

One of many messages described {the teenager} as somebody who was “the lifetime of a celebration” who “introduced pleasure and laughter to everybody who knew him”.

It provides that his “bubbly character was contagious”.

“I will always remember all of the moments, all of the laughs. You may be missed by so many,” it mentioned.

A youngster who mentioned he knew the 15-year-old additionally left a bunch of flowers outdoors the college.

The 17-year-old, who research at an area faculty, heard the information by means of associates and mentioned the boy who died was a fan of Sheffield United.

He mentioned: “I am a bit upset to be sincere, it got here as such a shock.

“He appeared fairly a cheerful man and a pleasant man to be round.”

One All Saints pupil mentioned the sufferer had been a “pretty lad”.

“He would make your day higher listening to him down that hallway. You did not have to personally know him to be upset,” the 17-year-old mentioned.

“Academics liked him, college students liked him, everybody liked him.

“I have been on the faculty for seven years now and nothing like this has ever, ever occurred.”

The college was final inspected by Ofsted in October 2023 and was rated as Good total, with inspectors saying the college had a “robust ethos of heat and respect”.

Numerous dad and mom had arrived on the faculty to gather their youngsters earlier.

One informed the BBC they have been eager to get their teen dwelling after listening to quite a lot of rumours about what had occurred, including the “youngsters have been getting panicked”.

In accordance with the native newspaper The Star, the college’s head trainer despatched a message to folks on Monday.

He mentioned it was with “shock and sorrow” that he needed to inform individuals a pupil had been fatally stabbed.

He additionally mentioned the college could be closed on Tuesday.

Amaan Ahmed, who manages the Citadel Asian Neighborhood Belief close to the college, mentioned the world was no stranger to knife crime.

The organisation works with younger individuals to assist them keep away from knives.

He feared the boy’s loss of life would depart dad and mom questioning if they need to ship their youngsters again to highschool.

“If it could possibly occur in a public place like a college, individuals might be anxious about going to the park I believe too,” he added.

Requested in regards to the incident whereas on a visit to Brussels, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer mentioned his first ideas “as a father” have been with the sufferer’s household.

“The horrible stabbing in Sheffield is one the place I believe the entire nation would need to attain out to the household, to the chums, to the college, the complete neighborhood of their grief and mourn with them,” he mentioned.

Louise Haigh, the MP for Sheffield Heeley, mentioned the information was “horrific” and her ideas have been with all affected.

“Critical questions must be answered about how this might have occurred”, she mentioned, including she is going to work with the college, police and the council “to verify they’re”.

Schooling Secretary Bridget Phillipson mentioned she was “devastated” by the boy’s loss of life.

She added: “We’re involved with the college and council to supply assist.”

In an emotional assertion training minister Catherine McKinnell informed the Commons: “My coronary heart goes out to his household, associates and the complete faculty neighborhood at this very distressing time.”

South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard mentioned he had spoken with Lauren Poultney, the county’s chief constable, and provided her his full assist.

“This morning a teenage boy went to highschool like 1000’s of others throughout South Yorkshire however will not come dwelling; a younger man who was a member of our neighborhood, along with his entire life forward of him,” he mentioned.

Sheffield-based Anthony Olaseinde is an anti knife crime campaigner for the charity All the time an Various and mentioned the incident was “heart-breaking”.

“One thing like this could not occur,” he mentioned.

He mentioned the charity had held classes at All Saints and labored with younger individuals on the faculty.

“I have been within the faculty mentoring with them,” he mentioned.

“We did battle administration classes. We made a brief movie elevating consciousness about knife crime with younger individuals on the faculty.

“The younger individuals have been actually engaged and constructive.”

He referred to as for higher assist and sources for organisations working with younger individuals.

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