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| Brothers charged with boys attack | Brothers charged with boys attack |
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| Two brothers have been charged with attempted murder over an incident which left one child with serious head injuries and another with knife wounds. | Two brothers 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 Edlington, Doncaster, 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 Edlington, Doncaster, 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 boys are also charged with robbery, the Crown Prosecution Service said. | The boys are also charged with robbery, the Crown Prosecution Service said. |
| They were remanded into secure local authority care after appearing at Doncaster Youth Court and will next appear in the same court on 14 April. | They were remanded into secure local authority care after appearing at Doncaster Youth Court and will next appear in the same court on 14 April. |
| The older boy wore a red England shirt and his younger brother a grey T-shirt as the charges were read to them. | The older boy wore a red England shirt and his younger brother a grey T-shirt as the charges were read to them. |
| See a map of the scene | See a map of the scene |
| 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. | 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. |
| Pair charged over attack on boys | Pair charged over attack on boys |
| "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. | "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 of four charges for each boy." | "This gives a total of 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 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. | 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". | His condition is said to be "stable and improving". |
| Earlier his family said they were grateful for the help they had received from the community in the former mining village. | |
| Saturday's incident, Edlington, South Yorkshire 1. Nine-year-old boy found injured on Auburn Road2. Critically injured 11-year-old found 3. Two boys, aged 10 and 11, arrested | Saturday's incident, Edlington, South Yorkshire 1. Nine-year-old boy found injured on Auburn Road2. Critically injured 11-year-old found 3. Two boys, aged 10 and 11, arrested |
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