Harvey Willgoose's mum launches campaign for 'bleed kits' in every Sheffield secondary school
The mum of murdered schoolboy Harvey Willgoose has launched a campaign to get ‘bleed kits’ into every secondary school in Sheffield.
Caroline Willgoose announced a unique partnership to pay for them and urged schools who wanted the lifesaving equipment to come forward.
She has teamed up with Courtney Barrett, founder of Binning Knives Saves Lives, and Kyle Hotchkins, of Saving Lives With Bleed Kits, on the ambitious project.
Harvey, 15, was stabbed to death by a fellow pupil at All Saints Catholic High School in Sheffield in February.
His killer, Mohammed Umar Khan, 15, was sentenced last month at Sheffield Crown Court.
He must spend at least 16 years in custody before he can be considered for release by the Parole Board.
Posting on Facebook, Courtney - otherwise known as ‘The Knife Man’ - said he had been inspired by Caroline’s campaigning to make schools safer.
He said: “When I heard about Caroline's story and then saw her commendable efforts to make a difference to her community, I decided that I must go to Sheffield and work with Caroline to try and get bleed control kits into every school in Sheffield.
“As Harvey's death probably has every school and parent in Sheffield worried, I messaged Caroline asking her to send Hinde House School an email to see what their response would be.
“Amazingly, and unsurprisingly, Caroline received a speedy response stating that the school would definitely love to have a bleed kit installed.
“So I then asked Caroline to email every school in Sheffield today, and we are now awaiting responses, and will update you once we have a list of the schools that accept our bleed kits.
“A massive well done to Caroline who seems to be single-handedly doing the government's job by trying to make Sheffield safer for everyone.
“Caroline is no longer alone, as she has my full support. We have also enlisted the support of Saving Lives with Bleed Kits CIC who make up the third part of the Binning Knives Saves Lives family who will be uniting to make Sheffield’s school children safer.”
The trio are promoting a gofundme for donations here.
Last month, Caroline welcomed the installation of a knife arch at Penistone Grammar in Barnsley following a campaign.
She has also called for resources to tackle ‘school avoidance’ after it had a devastating impact on her son.