Harvey Willgoose’s family says ‘too many red flags’ missed before school stabbing

Caroline Willgoose, whose 15-year-old son was killed by another pupil, says murder was senseless and avoidable'

The family of a 15-year-old boy who was stabbed to death at school by another pupil has said her son's murder was senseless and avoidable" and that a report ordered by the school showed too many red flags" were missed.

Harvey Willgoose died one year ago to the day, and his killer, Mohammed Umar Khan, is serving a minimum term of 16 years' detention. A report commissioned by the trust that runs Harvey's school, All Saints Catholic high school in Sheffield, has highlighted a number of missed opportunities in the run-up to the murder. The review was undertaken by a former school headteacher and inspector of schools at Learn Sheffield.