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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Ria Pathak

Harvey Willgoose Murder Trial: Why the Judge Named the Teen Killer

In Harvey Willgoose's murder trial, the judge named a teen boy, Mohammed Umar Khan, as the killer. (Credit: South Yorksire Police)

In a rare decision at Sheffield Crown Court, the judge presiding over the Harvey Willgoose murder case has named the 15-year-old boy responsible for the killing, lifting the automatic anonymity typically granted to children convicted of crimes in the UK.

Mohammed Umar Khan, 15, was sentenced to life with a minimum term of 16 years for the murder of his classmate Harvey Willgoose, also 15, during their lunch break at All Saints Catholic High School in Sheffield.

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