Overview
- Sheffield Crown Court imposed a life sentence with a minimum term of 16 years, to be reduced by credit for time already served in custody.
- Harvey Willgoose, 15, was fatally stabbed outside the All Saints School lunchroom on 3 February with a hunting knife, with CCTV showing the attacker provoking him earlier and later holding the weapon.
- A jury found Khan guilty of murder in August by a majority verdict of 11–1 after a multi-week trial.
- The court authorized publication of the defendant’s identity, naming him as Mohammed Umar Khan.
- Police described the killing as a split-second decision with devastating consequences, while the victim’s family voiced relief at the sentence and pressed for metal detectors as part of wider knife-crime prevention.