Harvey Willgoose killer sentenced to at least 16 years

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South Yorkshire Police Mohammed Umar Khan has been detained for life with a minimum term of 16 years

A 15-year-old boy has been detained for life with a minimum term of 16 years for the lunch break murder of fellow pupil Harvey Willgoose. Mohammed Umar Khan stabbed Harvey, who was also 15, through the heart with a hunting knife at Sheffield's All Saints Catholic High School in February. Khan was named by Mrs Justice Naomi Ellenbogen after she lifted a restriction on his anonymity during sentencing at Sheffield Crown Court. Harvey's mother, Caroline Willgoose, said she felt "like a big weight has been lifted off my shoulders".

Khan was in Year Nine when he stabbed Harvey, who was his former friend, in the school courtyard after the two t

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