Overview

• Prosecutors played CCTV to suggest deliberate aggression, but the defendant said he lost control and cannot remember stabbing his classmate.
• Under cross-examination, the teenager rejected claims he worked himself into a rage and said his memory ends just before he pulled out the knife.
• He has admitted manslaughter and possessing a knife on school grounds but said he ordered the weapon for protection, citing long-term bullying.
• Earlier testimony described a science-class handshake dispute and threats from Harvey Willgoose that the defendant said fueled his fear of being attacked.
• Jurors at Sheffield Crown Court must weigh the self-defence loss-of-control plea against evidence of intent as the trial moves into its next phase.