A 9-year-old boy and a 10-year-old girl have been charged with attempted murder and rape in connection with an attack on a 5-year-old girl in Cleveland, authorities in Ohio said.

Prosecutors charged the two children with attempted murder, rape, felonious assault, kidnapping and strangulation after the attack last month, according to the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office . Local outlets reported that they were charged in juvenile court.

The Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office added that it is not releasing any more information at this time due to the "sensitive nature of this case."

The 5-year-old girl's mother told CBS affiliate WOIO that her daughter was beaten, assaulted and "scalped" on Sept. 13 in a field near East 148th Street and St. Clair Avenue. She reportedly said her da

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