A 15-ywar-old boy has admitted to killing Sheffield teenager Harvey Willgoose but has pleaded not guilty to his murder.
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00:00Good morning Sheffield, it's Alistair from the Sheffield Star and I'm speaking to you outside of Sheffield Crown Court here on April 28th.
00:05With just moments ago a 15 year old boy pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Harvey Wilgoose but pleaded not guilty to his murder.
00:13Harvey is the 15 year old school boy who was stabbed to death at All Saints Catholic High School on February 3rd
00:19and a major incident that really rocked the whole city and the country as a whole.
00:23Today a 15 year old boy who was charged with his murder has pleaded not guilty to that charge but has pleaded guilty to his manslaughter.
00:30This he also pleads guilty to possession of a knife.
00:33This means that this boy will now go to trial on June 30th, a trial that is expected to last the best part of a month.
00:41The court today was packed with the national press and members of Harvey's family who came out to hear the plea.
00:47Meanwhile the 15 year old accused, the boy charged with this murder was remanded into custody and will now be preparing for his trial in just two months time.