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...
<p>Caroline Willgoose, whose 15-year-old son was killed by another pupil, says murder was ‘senseless and avoidable’ </p><p>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.</p><p>Harvey Willgoose died one year ago to the day, and his killer, Mohammed Umar Khan, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/aug/08/teenager-murder-harvey-willgoose">is serving a minimum term of 16 years’</a> 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.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/feb/03/harvey-willgoose-mother-too-many-red-flags-missed-school-stabbing">Continue reading...</a>
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