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Parents of stabbed boy joined by hundreds on march | |
(about 2 hours later) | |
Harvey Willgoose's parents, Mark and Caroline, led an anti-knife march through Sheffield | |
The parents of a teenage schoolboy stabbed to death led an anti-knife crime march earlier. | |
Hundreds of people took part following the fatal stabbing of 15-year-old Harvey Willgoose at All Saints Catholic High School in Sheffield on Monday. | |
Family and friends were joined by football fans and others affected by the teenager's death, as they walked from the city's town hall to Bramall Lane football stadium. | |
Harvey died after being stabbed in the chest. A 15-year-old boy has been charged with murder. | |
Hundreds march in Sheffield for stabbed schoolboy | |
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 United and Portsmouth. | |
Harvey's 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." | "That's what's getting me through it." |
Flowers and tributes have been laid at Bramall Lane in memory of Sheffield United fan Harvey Willgoose | |
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 supporters also joined the march. | |
There was also a minute's applause at the 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. | 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 | There was a minute's applause at The Hawthorns in the match between West Bromwich Albion and Sheffield Wednesday |
The march followed a mass at St Joseph's Catholic Church in Handsworth. | |
"It was a very moving service," Father Desmond Sexton said outside the church afterwards. | |
"People held the family very much in their prayers. | |
"People came together in all sorts of ways and will continue to do so. | |
"And it's that sense of being together that we give to another." | |
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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