‘Hanged’ boy’s mother speaks out

Nick Foley

Specialist officers were continuing to question Anthony Hinchliffe after he was found wandering alone with ligature-type marks around his neck.

His family said he was taken from his mother's back garden in West Yorkshire and led to a nearby wood where he was injured. Detectives who are treating the incident as attempted murder have refused to confirm reports that the youngster sustained his injuries through being hanged.