The child received facial injuries and required surgery Politics
'Our officers are still investigating the full circumstances of this shocking incident' Events
Blake Speirs had gone to meet friends in town on Sunday evening when a group of older children approached them Events
The children, a 15-year-old boy and two girls aged 13 and 12, had been left alone in their home for two years or more, police said, in conditions that saw their home covered in rubbish and human waste Politics
Yusif, 11, was just five when he was bitten on the arm by a snake while playing outside with friends in his hometown of Mariba Town, Southern District, Sierra Leone. Politics
Seven years after a five-year-old boy was bitten by a venomous snake in Sierra Leone, he had surgery to fix his hand. It was due to be amputated years earlier as they couldn't afford surgery Events
