Boys in court for attempted murders
Two brothers accused of attempting to murder two young boys are to appear in court.
The pair, aged 10 and 11, are due before Doncaster Youth Court accused of attacking and robbing a nine-year-old boy and his 11-year-old uncle in Edlington, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, on April 4.
The accused are being held in secure local authority accommodation.
Police were alerted on April 4 after the nine-year-old boy was found wandering, covered in blood, in the former pit village.
The youngster told the people who found him where to find his uncle, who was discovered unconscious in a nearby wooded ravine.
Both victims have been released from hospital.
The two accused brothers, who cannot be named for legal reasons, each face the same four charges.
These are that they attempted to murder the two boys, who also cannot be named, in Doncaster on April 4 and that they robbed each of the youngsters on the same date.
According to the robbery charges, the brothers are accused of taking a mobile phone from the younger boy and £5 from the older boy.
