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CCTV footage shows the defendant pushing Harvey in a corridor and later wielding the murder weapon in the school cafeteria

  1. Judge rises to consider sentencepublished at 14:52 BST 22 October

    Mrs Justice Ellenbogen has risen to consider what sentence Khan will receive.

    It is unclear how long she will take to make this decision.

  2. 'Khan will have significant time to reflect'published at 14:52 BST 22 October

    Mr Hussain, defending Mohammed Umar Khan says: "Whatever small comfort, if any, it gives, Umar will have a significant period of time to reflect on his actions, the harm, the long-standing harm, he has caused."

    Khan glances up at the public gallery as he hears this, although it is unclear who he is looking at.

    Mr Hussain adds: "While he has suffered pain, ostracisation, humiliation in the past, it is nothing compared to what Harvey's family will be experiencing."

    "Unlike Harvey, he will have the opportunity to live a life and that blessing is not lost on him."

  3. Khan had genuine fear of violence - defencepublished at 14:48 BST 22 October

    Mr Hussain says the court "cannot be sure" Khan's attack on Harvey was planned or premeditated, beyond the moments before the attack.

    "He clearly formed that intent immediately before delivering the fatal blow," he says.

    "But prior to that, there were a number of opportunities for him to enact that intent in far more effective ways," Mr Hussain says.

    Khan had a genuine fear of violence and had sought to defend himself, he adds.

  4. Khan had not intended to inflict harm - defencepublished at 14:43 BST 22 October

    Mr Hussain, for the defence, tells the court that Khan "did arm himself, but that wasn't with the intention of inflicting harm that day".

    He says the friendship between Harvey and one of those who the trial heard was accused of bullying or threatening Khan "cannot be ignored".

    But, he adds: "We do not seek to tar Harvey with the same brush."

    "We make it clear, [the alleged bullying faced by Khan] was not at the hands of Harvey."

    Mr Hussain adds that one witness during the trial gave evidence that Harvey had told Khan he would be "smashed all over".

    He says that did not "in any way shape or form justify what came".

  5. Harvey's death was 'senseless loss' - defencepublished at 14:35 BST 22 October

    Gul Nawaz Hussain KC is making submissions on behalf of Mohammed Umar Khan, the killer of Harvey Willgoose.

    "The fact that can never be forgotten, should never be forgotten, is the tragic, heartless, senseless loss of a young innocent life," he tells the court.

    "The family of Harvey will live with his loss forever more," he says.

    "That is not lost on Umar, on his family, on anyone who's had any dealings in this case."

  6. Khan acted in anger - prosecutionpublished at 14:29 BST 22 October

    Prosecutor Richard Thyne tells the court there is "no evidence" that Khan genuinely feared an attack from Harvey Willgoose.

    He says Khan's actions were "ultimately in anger or retaliation, rather than self-defence".

    He also notes the multiple blows inflicted upon Harvey, and says Khan had clearly intended to harm the 15-year-old.

  7. Khan carried knives in school before stabbingpublished at 14:26 BST 22 October

    Oli Constable
    BBC News, Sheffield Crown Court

    Harvey's dad, Mark, is leaning forward with his arms placed on the top of the glass barrier in the public gallery of Court 1.

    He is listening intently to what the prosecuting barrister Richard Thyne KC is telling the judge.

    The sentencing hearing could take some time, with the barristers still speaking with the judge about matters of law, including minimum jail terms.

    Mohammed Umar Khan, who we can now name after the judge lifted reporting restrictions earlier today, is sat in the dock. He is looking down, speaking with an intermediary, and listening to the barristers speaking.

    We hear how the boy, who is 15, had a history of carrying weapons in school.

  8. 'Umar told a number of lies' - prosecutionpublished at 14:25 BST 22 October

    Richard Thyne KC, prosecuting, tells the court that one area which is "pertinent" to the sentencing of Mohammed Umar Khan is what occurred on the morning of 3 February, when Harvey was killed.

    "Our case was that Umar had told a number of lies," he says.

    Khan's main defence was that he had suffered a legal loss of control at the moment he killed Harvey. The prosecution argued he had worked himself up and had intended to harm Harvey.

    Two witnesses gave evidence that, after the two boys had squared up to each other in a science lesson, Harvey had told them Khan had been "acting like he had a knife".

    A third pupil had told the court how, moments before the stabbing: "Umar just suddenly talked about a knife. I told him to give it to me before you do something stupid. But he didn't listen."

    Khan has no previous convictions or cautions, but the trial heard he had taken a knife to school previously.

    His mother had also found an axe in his bag in December 2024.

  9. 'Our world was shattered forever' - Harvey's sisterpublished at 14:15 BST 22 October

    Sophie Willgoose (pictured below right with Harvey), the older sister of Harvey, has taken the stand to give a victim impact statement.

    Harvey and Sophie WillgooseImage source, Family Handout/PA Wire

    She tells the court how she and her parents were told the news of Harvey's death in a small room in Sheffield Children's Hospital.

    "In that moment our world was shattered forever," she says.

    Sophie describes his murder as "cruel and inhumane", and says Khan had "refused to take accountability".

    "We live with constant reminders and triggers of the trauma," she said, including children in school uniforms and the police.

    "The grief and trauma is exhausting."

    The month after Harvey's death, their grandad became unwell, Sophie says.

    He attended court daily to "fight for justice" for Harvey, but he sadly died last week, she adds.

    "This was not just a crime against Harvey, this was a crime against all who loved him," she says.

    "The fear, pain and grief will stay with us for the rest of our lives."

  10. Members of jury return to courtpublished at 14:08 BST 22 October

    Five of the 12 jurors who sat on the trial throughout July have returned to Court 1 to observe the sentencing of Mohammed Umar Khan.

  11. Sentencing hearing set to resumepublished at 14:03 BST 22 October

    Journalists and others have been allowed back into Court 1 at Sheffield Crown Court.

    Mohammed Umar Khan, 15, has also just arrived in the dock ahead of his sentencing for the murder of 15-year-old Harvey Willgoose.

  12. What we know so farpublished at 13:46 BST 22 October

    The sentencing of the killer of 15-year-old Harvey Willgoose is due to continue at about 14:00 BST.

    Here's what we know so far:

    • Mohammed Umar Khan, 15, has been named by judge Mrs Justice Ellenbogen as the boy who murdered Harvey
    • The judge lifted a restriction on Khan's anonymity during proceedings at Sheffield Crown Court earlier
    • Khan was in Year Nine at All Saints Catholic High School in Sheffield - the same year as 15-year-old Harvey
    • Khan fatally stabbed Harvey Willgoose during lunchbreak at the school on 3 February this year
    • In August, Khan was found guilty by a jury at Sheffield Crown Court of Harvey's murder
    • Mrs Justice Ellenbogen's sentencing and remarks can be watched here from about 14:00 BST as proceedings get back under way

  13. Break before sentencingpublished at 13:21 BST 22 October

    The sentencing hearing at Sheffield Crown Court has now been paused.

    It will resume again at 14:00 BST for the sentencing of Mohammed Umar Khan to begin.

    We'll continue our reporting then.

  14. Custody image of Mohammed Umar Khan issuedpublished at 13:09 BST 22 October

    South Yorkshire Police have released a picture of Mohammed Umar Khan, known as Umar, who is due to be sentenced today for the murder of Harvey Willgoose.

    Mohammed Umar KhanImage source, South Yorkshire Police

    Khan is still aged 15, and is due to turn 16 in November, according to South Yorkshire Police.

  15. Mohammed Umar Khan identified as Harvey Willgoose's murdererpublished at 13:02 BST 22 October
    Breaking

    Mrs Justice Ellenbogen has lifted the Section 45 reporting restriction, allowing us to name the boy who killed Harvey Willgoose.

    The defendant, also 15, is Mohammed Umar Khan.

    He goes by Umar and has been referred to as such throughout the trial.

    Khan was in year nine when he murdered Harvey, his classmate at All Saints Catholic High School.

    Lifting the restriction, Mrs Justice Ellenbogen said she had considered applications from media organisations including BBC News, PA Media, the Sheffield Star, and ITV News.

    She deliberated for more than an hour.

    She explained: "Knife crime in general and the circumstance of this case are of substantial public interest."

  16. Killer's anonymity liftedpublished at 13:02 BST 22 October
    Breaking

    Mrs Justice Ellenbogen has said she will lift the restriction made under Section 45 Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 on naming Harvey Willgoose's killer.

  17. Wait continues for ruling on killer's anonymitypublished at 12:32 BST 22 October

    We are still waiting for a final ruling from Mrs Justice Ellenbogen on whether the killer of Harvey Willgoose can be named.

    The 15-year-old boy is due to be sentenced today at Sheffield Crown Court for Harvey's murder.

  18. Watch: CCTV shows Harvey and killer on day of murderpublished at 12:20 BST 22 October

    During the trial at Sheffield Crown Court, the jury was played CCTV from the day of Harvey's stabbing.

    Part of the footage shows the defendant pushing Harvey in a corridor.

    The 15-year-old is later seen wielding the murder weapon in the school cafeteria:

  19. Harvey's mum remembers final hourspublished at 11:53 BST 22 October

    After the end of this summer's trial, which saw a 15-year-old boy found guilty of murdering Harvey Willgoose, Harvey's mum, Caroline (pictured below), spoke about the day her son died.

    Caroline WillgooseImage source, Abi Jaiyeola/BBC

    She said she had followed him to the door of their home on the morning of Monday 3 February and he had said, 'shut the door behind me - I love you'".

    Those eight words were the final ones Harvey would speak to his mum.

    Earlier in the morning, as he got ready to go to All Saints Catholic High School in Sheffield, he had asked his mum if she was proud of him.

    "I am, love," came the reply.

    Mrs Willgoose said later that day, after Harvey was stabbed at school, the police arrived to take her to Sheffield Children's Hospital.

    She told the BBC how, on the way there, she heard a voice on the officer's walkie talkie saying: "Turn the blue lights off, go at normal speed."

    "We got there, and someone had put 'RIP Harvey' [online]," she said.

    "We were told he had passed away. I just started screaming."

    Harvey was pronounced dead at 13:24.

  20. Who's who in court today?published at 11:35 BST 22 October

    Harvey Willgoose's killer is due to be sentenced at Sheffield Crown Court by Dame Naomi Ellenbogen (pictured).

    Dame Naomi EllenbogenImage source, Avalon

    Dame Naomi is a High Court judge known by the address The Honourable Mrs Justice Ellenbogen.

    During the trial of the 15-year-old defendant this summer, his counsel was Gul Nawaz Hussain KC, who is in court today for the sentencing hearing.

    Meanwhile, the prosecution was led by Richard Thyne KC, who is also present here in Court 1 of Sheffield Crown court this morning.