Teen burns bum as Halloween prank backfires

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The 13-year-old and his ten-year-old pal, from Kraubath, Styria, had poured petrol on a playground slide and then set it alight.

Our bum-burning friend then proceeded to slide down it in an attempt to extinguish the flames, incurring second-degree burns after his trousers and underpants caught fire.

According to police, the boy - who had to be hospitalised in Leoben - initially claimed he'd been attacked by masked youths before coming clean and telling them the truth......

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