Harvey Willgoose: Mum of murdered Sheffield schoolboy invited to Parliament as knife arch campaign continues
The incredibly brave mum of a murdered schoolboy is set to meet with the country’s top lawmakers as she continues her fight against knife crime.
Since the death of her son - 15-year-old Harvey Willgoose - in a horrific school stabbing earlier this year, Caroline Willgoose has become a vocal campaigner in the fight against knife crime.
The mum has called on knife arches to be introduced in all schools across Sheffield, and recently celebrated when bleed kits were brought into Hinde House Academy in Shiregreen.
Back in March, only a month after Harvey’s tragic death, both her and her husband Mark met with former Home Secretary Yvette Cooper to discuss measures that would help curb knife crime.
And now, Caroline has revealed that she’s been invited to the Houses of Parliament as she continues to fight to keep teenagers and young people safe.
“I can’t believe this, but I’ve been invited to the Houses of Parliament,” she said in a video shared on Facebook.
“[It] makes me think that they’re listening to us. I can’t believe that they want me to go in.
“I’m going to discuss all our Harvey’s story because there’s a lot of poignant things at the moment.
“School’s not for everybody, one in five children don’t go to school - that’s big I think.
“Also knife arches; I want knife arches in every single school, bleed kits in every single school and I think one of the main things is they’ve got to pay people to go into schools and educate children from a young age about the pure devastation knife crime brings.
“I’m getting a lot out of that because to me this is our Harvey making changes for our children.”