FOOTBALL supporters are to hold a minute’s applause tomorrow for 15-year-old stabbing victim Harvey Willgoose.
His beloved Sheffield United will pay tribute in the 15th minute of their Championship match against Portsmouth.
Rivals Sheffield Wednesday are set to hold their own tribute while an anti-knife march will take place in the city ahead of kick-off.
Harvey was stabbed to death at All Saints Catholic High School in Sheffield on Monday.
Meanwhile, Harvey’s alleged murderer, also 15, made his first appearance at the city’s crown court yesterday.
The boy, too young to be named, was remanded into youth detention accommodation and will return on April 28 to plea.
Judge Jeremy Richardson KC set the trial date as June 30 and told the boy: “I am determined that you will be tried fairly, there is no question about that.
“Your trial is going to take place at the end of June, throughout July.
“Occasionally, young people like you think that it will be a good thing if they sit and wait at the remand home and refuse to come to court.
“If you do that, first it would be very silly, and secondly we will not wait.
“The case would just go on without you, so please make sure you turn up for every hearing.
“You have a right to give evidence in your trial. If you choose not to, there may be consequences.
“You need to consult with your lawyers before making a decision.”
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