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Edlington attacks
LocationEdlington, South Yorkshire, England
Date9 April 2009 (2009-04-09)
Attack type
Child abduction
Injured2
VerdictGuilty
ChargesAttempted murder, robbery

On 4 April 2009, an abduction and torture of two young boys by two young brothers in Edlington, South Yorkshire, England. An 11-year-old boy was found with critical head injuries at a ravine in a rural area of Edlington, while his nine-year-old nephew was found wandering nearby covered in blood.[1][2]

On Tuesday, 7 April, two brothers, aged 10 and 11, who had been arrested on Sunday, 5 April, were each initially charged with the

Sheffield Crown Court, where a hearing revealed the extent of their actions. They had led the two boys to an isolated wasteland where one was forced to strip naked and perform a sex act. A metal ring was used to strangle the other. The brothers collected stones and bricks which were thrown at the boys' heads. When alerted by the sound of passers-by, the suspects covered the two boys with a sheet, which they then set afire, inflicting burns on the victims. One brother had filmed part of the attack on his mobile phone, which was used as evidence in court.[5]

The two suspects pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm with intent, to robbing one of the boys of a mobile phone and the other of cash, to two counts of intentionally causing a child to engage in sexual activity, and to one additional charge of actual bodily harm relating to a previous incident involving another 11-year-old boy. A child protection expert, Eileen Vizard, who had been involved in the James Bulger case, told the sentencing judge that the younger brother was a "very high risk" to the community and was at risk of becoming "a seriously disturbed psychopathic offender" unless he was properly treated.[5]

The brothers were given

Court of Appeal on 5 May 2010.[7]

In December 2016, the perpetrators were granted legal lifelong anonymity on the grounds that they would be "at serious risk of attack" if their identities became known.[8]

In August 2017, shortly after release, the younger of the brothers was returned to prison indefinitely after breaching the terms of his parole; he was found in possession of a machete.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Boys arrested over vicious attack". BBC News. 5 April 2009. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
  2. ^ Stokes, Paul; Edwards, Richard (6 April 2009). "Children questioned over 'torture' of schoolboys in Edlington are brothers". Telegraph. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Brothers charged with boys attack". BBC News. 7 April 2009. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
  4. ^ "Edlington torture attack brothers detained". BBC News Online. BBC. 22 January 2010. Archived from the original on 26 January 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  5. ^ a b "Brothers tortured Edlington attack victims". BBC News. 20 January 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
  6. ^ Walker, Peter; Wainwright, Martin (22 January 2010). "Edlington brothers jailed for torture of two boys". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
  7. ^ Walker, Peter (5 May 2010). "Edlington brothers are refused appeal against sentences". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  8. ^ "Edlington boy torturers granted anonymity". BBC News. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  9. ^ "Brother who tortured two boys is jailed again". Metro. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
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