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Hundreds march through city for stabbed schoolboy | |
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Hundreds marched through Sheffield in tribute to Harvey Willgoose | |
Hundreds of people are taking part in an anti-knife crime march following the fatal stabbing of 15-year-old Harvey Willgoose at a school in Sheffield. | |
Family and friends were joined by football fans and others affected by the teenager's death to walk from the city's Town Hall to Bramall Lane football stadium. | |
Many in the crowd wore red and white clothing or carried balloons in the same colours in tribute to the teenage Sheffield United fan. | |
Harvey died after being stabbed in the chest at All Saints Catholic High School in Granville Road on Monday. A 15-year-old boy has been charged with murder. | Harvey died after being stabbed in the chest at All Saints Catholic High School in Granville Road on Monday. A 15-year-old boy has been charged with murder. |
Flowers and tributes have been laid at Bramall Lane in memory of Sheffield United fan Harvey Willgoose | |
The march, organised by Sheffield United fans and charities Always an Alternative and Mums United, started at 13:00 GMT ahead of the match between Sheffield United and Portsmouth. | |
Speaking at the event, his mum Caroline Willgoose said the turnout had been "amazing". | |
"I just know that everyone is feeling for us," she said | |
"That's what's getting me through it." | |
She said fans of Sheffield United's rivals Sheffield Wednesday had been heard "shouting his name" on trams in the city during the day, while a number of Portsmouth fans also joined the march. | |
There was also minute's applause at 15-minute mark of the match between West Bromwich Albion and Sheffield Wednesday earlier. | |
Mrs Willgoose said her son "would love it" to see supporters of different clubs singing his name. | |
There was a minute's applause at The Hawthorns in the match between West Bromwich Albion and Sheffield Wednesday | |
The march follows a mass at St Joseph's Catholic Church in Handsworth. | |
Ahead of the service Mark McManus, the parish priest at St Joseph's, said: "Harvey was a former pupil of St Joseph's Academy and, along with the members of our community who attend All Saints High School, many will have been affected by his death - some very closely. | Ahead of the service Mark McManus, the parish priest at St Joseph's, said: "Harvey was a former pupil of St Joseph's Academy and, along with the members of our community who attend All Saints High School, many will have been affected by his death - some very closely. |
"Our mass will be offered for Harvey and his family, and friends, for the two school communities and for all who have been marked or touched by this terrible tragedy." | "Our mass will be offered for Harvey and his family, and friends, for the two school communities and for all who have been marked or touched by this terrible tragedy." |
A 15-year-old boy, who cannot be named due to his age, appeared at Sheffield Crown Court on Thursday charged with murder, possession of a bladed article and affray. | A 15-year-old boy, who cannot be named due to his age, appeared at Sheffield Crown Court on Thursday charged with murder, possession of a bladed article and affray. |
A provisional trial date has been set for 30 June. | A provisional trial date has been set for 30 June. |
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