Brothers held over attack 'in care'

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The pair were held after a nine-year-old boy and his 11-year-old uncle were found with serious injuries in Edlington, Doncaster, on Saturday afternoon.

Detectives from South Yorkshire Police were granted an extension to continue quizzing the two suspects - aged 10 and 11 - on Monday afternoon.

Officers were alerted at 2pm on Saturday when the nine-year-old boy was found wandering, covered in blood, in Auburn Road.

The youngster told the people who found him where to find his 11-year-old friend and uncle, who was discovered semi-conscious in a nearby wooded ravine.

Local residents said the pair were attacked with a brick and slashed with a knife.

The attack was condemned as "shocking" by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith and Downing Street.

Paul Hart, managing director of Doncaster Council, said: "This is a truly shocking and upsetting incident and we are working closely with our partners to assist the investigation. We can confirm that the two boys in custody have recently been placed into foster care. As this is an ongoing criminal investigation we cannot add anything further at this time."

The details of the involvement of social services with the two suspects comes after weeks of controversy surrounding the beleaguered Doncaster Council department. Investigations have been ordered after the deaths of seven children in the borough since 2004.

Earlier this year, Children's Secretary Ed Balls sent in a new management team to take over the leadership and management of children's services at the authority.