Mohammed Umar Khan, a 15-year-old boy, has been identified in court as the individual who fatally stabbed 15-year-old Harvey Willgoose during a school lunch break. A judge lifted a court order preventing Khan's naming ahead of his sentencing.
Khan stabbed Harvey Willgoose in the heart in front of other students at All Saints' School. The judge stated that Khan would face a significant minimum prison term and that the public would wish to know the identity of those who commit such serious offenses, deeming Khan's age insufficient reason for anonymity.
CCTV footage shown to the jury depicted Khan stabbing Harvey twice, with one blow piercing his heart. Immediately after the stabbing, Khan told the headteacher he was "not right in the head" and that his mother did not look after him properly. An assistant headteacher took the knife and heard Khan say, "you know I can't control it," which the teacher interpreted as a reference to anger issues.
The jury learned that Harvey and Khan had a falling out five days before the murder following an incident where Khan attempted to intervene in an altercation between other boys, leading to a school lockdown. Harvey had been absent from school that week due to concerns about weapons. Over the weekend prior to the stabbing, Harvey and Khan argued on social media, siding with different boys involved in the earlier lockdown incident.
When Khan returned to school on the day of the murder, he denied to a teacher that he was carrying anything he shouldn't have been. Evidence found on Khan's phone showed him posing with knives and engaging in ... download the app to read more
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