"A 15-year-old boy who murdered teenager Harvey Willgoose at a school in Sheffield has been named for the first time. A judge lifted a ban on naming Mohammed Umar Khan ahead of his sentencing at Sheffield Crown Court on Wednesday. Khan took a hunting knife to school and stabbed Harvey, 15, in the heart in front of horrified children. The boy was found guilty of murder in August and is due to be sentenced by the trial judge, Ms Justice Ellenbogen."
"She said on Wednesday that Khan will be sentenced to a significant minimum term of imprisonment. She described the murder as a serious crime carried out by one pupil against another on school property. Mohammed Umar Khan has been named as Harvey Willgoose's killer (South Yorkshire Police) She also said that the public will wish to know the identity of those who commit such serious offences, and said that Khan's age was not a sufficient reason for him to remain anonymous."
Fifteen-year-old Mohammed Umar Khan brought a hunting knife to All Saints's school and fatally stabbed 15-year-old Harvey Willgoose in front of horrified pupils, delivering two stabs, one of which cut through a rib and pierced the heart. A jury found Khan guilty of murder in August at Sheffield Crown Court. Ms Justice Ellenbogen lifted a reporting ban and ordered that Khan receive a significant minimum term, saying his age did not justify anonymity. Khan told staff 'I'm not right in the head' and an assistant head heard him say 'you know I can't control it' as the knife was taken. The pair had fallen out five days earlier after a separate school incident on 29 January.
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