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| Edlington boy torturers granted anonymity | Edlington boy torturers granted anonymity |
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| Two brothers who tortured two other children in South Yorkshire have been granted lifelong anonymity. | Two brothers who tortured two other children in South Yorkshire have been granted lifelong anonymity. |
| The boys, then aged 10 and 11, lured their victims to a ravine and carried out a "sadistic" attack in Edlington, near Doncaster, in 2009. | The boys, then aged 10 and 11, lured their victims to a ravine and carried out a "sadistic" attack in Edlington, near Doncaster, in 2009. |
| They were sentenced to five years' detention in 2010 and granted anonymity until the age of 18. | They were sentenced to five years' detention in 2010 and granted anonymity until the age of 18. |
| The High Court has now given them lifelong anonymity on the grounds they would be "at serious risk of attack". | The High Court has now given them lifelong anonymity on the grounds they would be "at serious risk of attack". |
| Live updates on this story and others from South Yorkshire | Live updates on this story and others from South Yorkshire |
| Sir Geoffrey Vos - who heard the brothers have new identities and are now both in their late teens - said he was satisfied the anonymity order was in the public interest. | Sir Geoffrey Vos - who heard the brothers have new identities and are now both in their late teens - said he was satisfied the anonymity order was in the public interest. |
| He said he would outline his reasoning in writing at a later date. | He said he would outline his reasoning in writing at a later date. |
| The brothers, who admitted causing grievous bodily harm, were released earlier this year after a decision by the Parole Board, but lawyers sought an injunction to extend their anonymity as one of the boys approached his 18th birthday. | |
| It was claimed that to identify them would breach various sections of the Human Rights Act. | It was claimed that to identify them would breach various sections of the Human Rights Act. |
| Anonymity places them alongside only four other individuals who have lifelong protection of new identities: | Anonymity places them alongside only four other individuals who have lifelong protection of new identities: |
| The brothers' victims, aged nine and 11, were throttled, hit with bricks, made to eat nettles, stripped and forced to sexually abuse each other in the attack. | The brothers' victims, aged nine and 11, were throttled, hit with bricks, made to eat nettles, stripped and forced to sexually abuse each other in the attack. |
| A sink was dropped on the older boy's head, and the younger boy had a sharp stick rammed into his arm and cigarettes pushed into the wound. | A sink was dropped on the older boy's head, and the younger boy had a sharp stick rammed into his arm and cigarettes pushed into the wound. |
| Parts of the attack were recorded on a mobile phone. | Parts of the attack were recorded on a mobile phone. |
| The brothers moved to Edlington just three weeks before the attack to live with foster parents. | The brothers moved to Edlington just three weeks before the attack to live with foster parents. |
| Sentencing them at Sheffield Crown Court in 2010, Mr Justice Keith said they had committed the "prolonged, sadistic" crimes for no other reason than they got "a real kick out of hurting and humiliating" their victims. | Sentencing them at Sheffield Crown Court in 2010, Mr Justice Keith said they had committed the "prolonged, sadistic" crimes for no other reason than they got "a real kick out of hurting and humiliating" their victims. |