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School closed after fatal stabbing reopens | School closed after fatal stabbing reopens |
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Police outside All Saints Catholic High School in Sheffield on Thursday | Police outside All Saints Catholic High School in Sheffield on Thursday |
A Sheffield school which closed following a fatal stabbing has reopened to pupils. | A Sheffield school which closed following a fatal stabbing has reopened to pupils. |
All Saints Catholic High School had been closed since Monday after pupil Harvey Willgoose was stabbed in the chest twice at about 12:17 GMT. | All Saints Catholic High School had been closed since Monday after pupil Harvey Willgoose was stabbed in the chest twice at about 12:17 GMT. |
A boy, aged 15, appeared at Sheffield Crown Court earlier charged with his murder, possession of a bladed article and affray. | |
Children, some with flowers, began arriving at the school as police remained at the scene to provide reassurance. | |
Speaking to the BBC on Wednesday, Harvey's family said his death had devastated them. | |
Mum Caroline Willgoose said: "I don't want to go to sleep because I don't want to wake up and have to relive it all and remember it." | Mum Caroline Willgoose said: "I don't want to go to sleep because I don't want to wake up and have to relive it all and remember it." |
Harvey Willgoose died after being stabbed in the chest at school | Harvey Willgoose died after being stabbed in the chest at school |
She said Harvey's final words to her before he left home to go to school on Monday were, "I love you". | She said Harvey's final words to her before he left home to go to school on Monday were, "I love you". |
The teenager's uncle, Simon Turner, said he received a call that afternoon and immediately "knew something was wrong". | |
"We are such a close family," he said. | |
"I've never experienced anything like it in my life and I wouldn't wish it on anybody." | |
Harvey's uncle Simon Turner said the support from the community had been "unbelievable" | |
Mr Turner said the support from people across the county and the UK had helped "unbelievably". | |
"Everyone's pulled together, [I'm] really proud of everyone," he said. | "Everyone's pulled together, [I'm] really proud of everyone," he said. |
"The family are strong but the community is making us even stronger." | "The family are strong but the community is making us even stronger." |
Mr Turner said he hoped deaths like Harvey's could be prevented in the future. | |
"It was too late for Harvey but there's got to be someone else out there that we can be early enough to prevent this from happening again," he said. | |
Pupils returned to school, some with flowers, on Thursday | |
Dozens of floral tributes and cards have been left outside the school gates and at Sheffield United's Bramall Lane ground. | Dozens of floral tributes and cards have been left outside the school gates and at Sheffield United's Bramall Lane ground. |
Steve Davies, on behalf of the school, said All Saints would "do all we can" to support staff and pupils in the weeks ahead. | |
Mr Davies described Harvey as an "immensely popular" young man whose "smile would light up the room". | |
"Harvey was young. He was precious. He was loved," he said. | |
Several football clubs have also paid tribute to the teenager, who was a Sheffield United fan. | Several football clubs have also paid tribute to the teenager, who was a Sheffield United fan. |
On Tuesday, Rotherham United honoured Harvey with a minute's applause at the 15th minute of the match against Bradford City. | On Tuesday, Rotherham United honoured Harvey with a minute's applause at the 15th minute of the match against Bradford City. |
A mass is due to take place at St Joseph's Catholic Church in Handsworth on Saturday. | A mass is due to take place at St Joseph's Catholic Church in Handsworth on Saturday. |
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