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| Boys arrested over vicious attack | Boys arrested over vicious attack |
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| Two boys have been arrested after an attack near Doncaster left two other boys, aged nine and 11, in hospital, one with life-threatening injuries. | Two boys have been arrested after an attack near Doncaster left two other boys, aged nine and 11, in hospital, one with life-threatening injuries. |
| Police were called to the Brick Ponds area of Edlington on Saturday afternoon after the nine-year-old was found in the street "cut from head to toe". | Police were called to the Brick Ponds area of Edlington on Saturday afternoon after the nine-year-old was found in the street "cut from head to toe". |
| Police then found the semi-conscious 11-year-old in a railway cutting. He is critically ill with head injuries. | Police then found the semi-conscious 11-year-old in a railway cutting. He is critically ill with head injuries. |
| Two boys, aged 10 and 11, were arrested in nearby allotments, police said. | Two boys, aged 10 and 11, were arrested in nearby allotments, police said. |
| They were being questioned by police on Sunday. | They were being questioned by police on Sunday. |
| The 11-year-old was airlifted to Sheffield Children's Hospital where his condition was described on Sunday as critical but stable in intensive care. | The 11-year-old was airlifted to Sheffield Children's Hospital where his condition was described on Sunday as critical but stable in intensive care. |
| Local resident Lisa Meehan describes the injuries to the younger victim | |
| South Yorkshire Police officers are conducting house-to-house inquiries in a bid to establish what happened. | South Yorkshire Police officers are conducting house-to-house inquiries in a bid to establish what happened. |
| Local residents told BBC News they believed the two boys had been hit with a brick, slashed with a knife and burned with cigarettes. | Local residents told BBC News they believed the two boys had been hit with a brick, slashed with a knife and burned with cigarettes. |
| It is thought their mobile phones, trainers and about £3 in cash were stolen. | It is thought their mobile phones, trainers and about £3 in cash were stolen. |
| Local resident Lisa Meehan said her daughter found the younger victim wandering in the street barefoot and covered in blood. | Local resident Lisa Meehan said her daughter found the younger victim wandering in the street barefoot and covered in blood. |
| "I felt sick to my stomach," she said. | "I felt sick to my stomach," she said. |
| "You couldn't see his face, he was cut from head to toe with a gash across his head. | "You couldn't see his face, he was cut from head to toe with a gash across his head. |
| "They had slashed his arms and face and he had no trainers or socks on. His face was mashed." | "They had slashed his arms and face and he had no trainers or socks on. His face was mashed." |
| The younger boy is being treated for his injuries at Doncaster Royal Infirmary. | The younger boy is being treated for his injuries at Doncaster Royal Infirmary. |