Killer said he was 'bullied' before stabbing pupil

Harvey Willgoose was stabbed to death on his lunch break at school

A teenage schoolboy who fatally stabbed a fellow pupil told a jury he had been bullied and would get angry quickly.

Harvey Willgoose, 15, died after he was attacked during his lunch break at All Saints Catholic High School in Sheffield in February.

The boy accused of his murder, also 15, took to the witness box at Sheffield Crown Court earlier, where he said he had experienced racist bullying and taunts about a medical condition on social media.

The defendant, who cannot be named due to his age, said: "I can get angry quickly, upset quickly. I can't control it."

The teenager told the court the bullying had affected how he controls his temper and said: "I'm upset all the time."

The defendant's barrister, Gul Nawaz Hussain KC, asked him about social media.

The boy said he had been bullied online by "strangers" and by pupils at All Saints.

The barrister asked him: "When bullying was happening on social media, did you feel you could get away from it?"

The boy said no.

When Mr Hussain asked him about the worst threat he had received on social media, the defendant replied: "Someone said, 'I'll stab you up'."

The defendant said he began to believe the threats and, when his barrister asked "how did that make you feel?", the boy said: "Scared."

The trial is being heard by Mrs Justice Ellenbogen at Sheffield Crown Court

The defendant held a fidget toy and was supported by an intermediary as he gave evidence.

The jury has previously been shown CCTV footage of Harvey being stabbed in the courtyard at All Saints during the lunch break on 3 February.

The court has heard that the defendant has admitted manslaughter but denies murder.

He has also admitted possession of a knife on school premises.

Addressing the jury last week, Mr Hussain said: "The defendant did not set out to kill or seriously hurt anyone.

"The defence say the defendant's actions that day were the end result of a long period of bullying, poor treatment and violence, things that built one upon another until he lost control and did tragically what we've all seen."

The trial continues.

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