A teacher has described sprinting towards the scene of a fatal school stabbing after hearing "knife, knife" shouted over the staff radio system. Thomas D'angeli gave evidence at Sheffield Crown Court on Wednesday about the day 15-year-old Harvey Willgoose was killed by another pupil at All Saints Catholic High School in Sheffield.
Mr D'angeli confirmed he was in the main school hall on February 3 when he heard the urgent radio call and immediately "sprinted" towards the incident. He passed children who were "screaming and running away" as he rushed to help.
Teacher finds suspect with knife
The teacher said he came across the school's assistant head Morgan Davis with the 15-year-old pupil who has since admitted stabbing Harvey. Mr Davis had a knife in his hand and the boy was "angry, upset, aggressive, but he was compliant".
Mr D'angeli told the jury he heard the boy say to the assistant head: "I told you, I knew it, I lost it." He then went to the courtyard where the stabbing had occurred and made a 999 call on his mobile phone.
Emotional testimony about victim
When prosecutor Richard Thyne KC asked whether he then went to help Harvey, Mr D'angeli appeared to get upset in the witness box as he confirmed that he did. The teacher said he had seen both boys earlier that day in what appeared to be normal circumstances.
Harvey, who had been having attendance problems, had come to tell him he was in school and they discussed a new coat he had bought. The teenager told his teacher: "I'm going to be coming in, sir."
Boys appeared calm before incident
Mr Thyne asked whether Harvey "appeared to be in good spirits" and Mr D'angeli agreed that he did. The teacher also saw the defendant that morning, who had come seeking assurances that another boy was not in school that day.
He said the accused boy appeared calm and he had no concerns about anything he said or how he appeared. The jury of eight women and four men have been shown CCTV footage of the moments when Harvey was stabbed by the defendant, who cannot be named.
Legal proceedings continue
The jurors have been told that the teenager has admitted manslaughter but denies murder. He has also admitted possession of a knife on school premises.
(PA) Note: This article has been edited with the help of Artificial Intelligence.
