Overview
- The 15-year-old brought a 13cm hunting knife to All Saints Catholic High School and stabbed Harvey Willgoose twice during lunch, with one blow piercing his heart.
- He was convicted of murder in August, with the judge finding he was the aggressor and rejecting claims of self-defence or a loss of control.
- CCTV and material from his phone showed him posing with weapons, and staff disarmed him as pupils fled in fear.
- Mrs Justice Ellenbogen imposed life detention with a 16-year minimum term and lifted the Section 45 order that had kept his identity secret.
- Willgoose’s family welcomed the outcome, with his mother saying a weight had been lifted as they continue to campaign for knife-detection arches in schools.