Two young brothers who tortured a nine-year-old and an 11-year-old boy have been sentenced to an indeterminate period in custody.
Mr Justice Keith told the pair, who are aged 11 and 12: "The fact is this was prolonged, sadistic violence for no reason other than that you got a real kick out of hurting and humiliating them."
The judge added: "The bottom line for the two of you is that I'm sure you both pose a very high risk of serious harm to others."
Sentencing them at Sheffield Crown Court, he told them they would serve a minimum of five years.
The judge had spent two days listening to harrowing accounts of how the boys, then aged 10 and 11, lured their victims to a secluded spot and subjected them to 90 minutes of violence and sexual humiliation in Edlington, South Yorkshire, in April last year.
The victims were strangled, hit with bricks, made to eat nettles, stripped and forced to sexually abuse each other.
The brothers showed no emotion as the sentences were passed. As they were led out of court, the mother of their younger victim banged on a dividing screen in the courtroom and shouted: "You evil little b*******. You f****** a********. I hope someone does that to you."
The brothers admitted causing their victims grievous bodily harm with intent. They had denied a more serious charge of attempted murder and the prosecution accepted their pleas so there was no trial.
Both pleaded guilty to robbing one of the boys of a mobile phone and the other of cash. They admitted two counts of intentionally causing a child to engage in sexual activity.
Releasing a summary of a serious case review by Doncaster Safeguarding Children Board, the board's chairman Roger Thompson said: "No-one could have predicted the severity of the attack. However, the review has concluded there were serious failings in local services, and the Executive Summary report has indicated that the assault was a preventable incident."
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