Boys charged with violent kidnapping
‘Five boys have appeared in the Perth Children’s Court charged over the kidnap and assault of a high school classmate.
The boys aged 12 to 14 are accused of grabbing the boy from the school last Wednesday and dragging him into nearby bush.
It is alleged they hung the 13-year-old up by his underpants and assaulted him.
Police say the boys then dug a grave, pushed the teenager into it and shovelled dirt on top of him.’
