The mother of Harvey Willgoose has said she feels sorry for the teenager who stabbed her son to death at their school, saying she believes he was "let down", like her son. Loading audio...
But Caroline Willgoose said she also believes the 15-year-old - who was found guilty last week of murdering Harvey, also 15, with a hunting knife at All Saints Catholic High School in Sheffield - needs to be "made an example of" when he is sentenced in October.
Appearing on ITV's Good Morning Britain on Monday, Mrs Willgoose was asked by Richard Madeley: "What are your thoughts about the boy who did this?"
She said: "I feel sorry for him. Because I think he's been let down. I think Harvey's been let down.
"This shouldn't have happened. There were so many red flags.
"They must have known what he was