A three-year-old boy and his five-year-old brother from a First Nations community in Quebec are recovering after allegedly being beaten by a group of other children.
Chief Constant Awashish of the Atikamekw Nation says the boys were allegedly attacked by two or three slightly older children on a playground in Manawan earlier this week.
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Awashish says the older boy has been released after being airlifted to a hospital in Joliette, while the younger boy, who sustained more serious injuries, remains in hospital in Montreal.
Police and social services are investigating the incident.
Awashish says the community is in shock and support is being made available to anyone who needs it.
Manawan is about 250 kilometres north of Montreal.
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