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Pair charged over attack on boys Pair charged over attack on boys
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Two boys have been charged with attempted murder over an incident which left one child with serious head injuries and another with knife wounds.Two boys have been charged with attempted murder over an incident which left one child with serious head injuries and another with knife wounds.
The boys, aged 10 and 11, were arrested after another 11-year-old boy was found with head injuries in a ravine in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, on Sunday.The boys, aged 10 and 11, were arrested after another 11-year-old boy was found with head injuries in a ravine in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, on Sunday.
His nine-year-old friend was found bleeding from knife wounds nearby and has undergone surgery.His nine-year-old friend was found bleeding from knife wounds nearby and has undergone surgery.
The charges were revealed in a Crown Prosecution Service statement. The boys are also charged with robbery, the Crown Prosecution Service said.
The nine-year-old boy has already had one operation on his arm at Doncaster Royal Infirmary and is set to undergo a second. Arm operation
The 11-year-old boy remains in a critical condition after being airlifted to Sheffield Children's Hospital. Chris Hartley, head of the service's Crown Court Unit, said: "We have now authorised the police to charge a boy aged 10 and a boy aged 11.
"Each boy is charged with an offence of attempted murder for each victim and each boy is also charged with an offence of robbery against each victim.
"This gives a total for four charges for each boy."
The nine-year-old victim has already had one operation on his arm at Doncaster Royal Infirmary and is set to undergo a second.
The 11-year-old boy was airlifted to Sheffield Children's Hospital in a critical condition after the incident but was taken off a ventilator and moved to a high-dependency ward on Monday.
His condition is said to be "stable and improving".
Earlier his family said they were grateful for the community's help.Earlier his family said they were grateful for the community's help.
In a statement they said: "We would like to thank all the community for their help in finding our son and for all their continued support through what is a very traumatic time. name="graphic">
"We are hoping that our son will continue to recover from his ordeal." SATURDAY'S INCIDENT, EDLINGTON, SOUTH YORKSHIRE 1. Nine-year-old boy found injured on Auburn Road 2. Critically injured 11-year-old found 3. Two boys, aged 10 and 11, arrested
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