Terrified students locked themselves in a school cupboard and barricaded the door after a girl ran in screaming about a stabbing at a Sheffield school, a court has heard.
The girl had burst into a detention room shouting "someone's been stabbed, there's blood all over", according to testimony at Sheffield Crown Court.
A teenage witness told detectives in a pre-recorded police interview that "everyone was, like, screaming" following the girl's announcement.
The boy described how the group of students he was with "ran into a storage cupboard in the detention hall so we were safe, locked ourselves in and barricaded the door".
The incident occurred during lunch break at All Saints Catholic High School on February 3
The incident occurred during lunch break at All Saints Catholic High School on February 3.
Harvey Willgoose, 15, died after being stabbed in the heart during the attack.
A 15-year-old pupil at the school, who cannot be named for legal reasons, stands accused of murder.
The defendant has admitted manslaughter but denies murder, and has also admitted possession of a knife on school premises.
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Harvey Willgoose died at All Saints Catholic High School on February 3
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Jurors have viewed footage showing Harvey being stabbed in a school courtyard.
The teenage witness said he immediately knew Harvey was the victim because "[The defendant] always carried a weapon and Harvey was having a bit of an argument with him".
The witness described seeing Harvey and the defendant pushing each other during break time earlier that day, though he initially thought they were "messing around" and that "it was a joke".
The court heard disturbing evidence about the defendant's history of incidents at the school.
The testimony took place at Sheffield Crown Court
PAThe witness told detectives: "Since he joined the school he used to carry them a lot."
He described how the defendant "carried a little axe" and "different types of knives".
The boy explained: "He would either show me or tell me to feel the outside of his trousers and there would be an imprint of the top of an axe or something."
The defence claimed the defendant's actions resulted from "a long period of bullying, poor treatment and violence".
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