Mohammed Umar Khan Named in Sheffield School Murder

Mohammed Umar Khan, 15, has been named as the pupil who fatally stabbed fellow student Harvey Willgoose during a lunchtime confrontation at All Saints Catholic High School in Sheffield on February 3. CCTV shown at trial captured Khan stabbing Harvey twice — one blow pierced a rib and the heart — as other pupils fled and some locked themselves in a cupboard. A jury convicted Khan of murder in August after rejecting manslaughter arguments based on loss of control, and he is awaiting sentencing. Mrs Justice Ellenbogen lifted the automatic anonymity order before sentencing, saying the public should know the identity of those who commit such serious offences, and added Khan will face a "significant minimum term" of imprisonment. Prosecutors described Khan as obsessed with weapons and said police found images and searches on his phone showing him posing with knives and other weapons, while the defence pointed to bullying, health and home difficulties and Khan's claim he "can't control it."