Boy, 9, left with terrifying injuries after dangerous prank in local park

A NINE-YEAR-OLD boy from South Australia was riding his bike around a local oval on Saturday when he was approached by a group of three older boys.

A NINE-YEAR-OLD boy from Port Lincoln, Stuart Price, was happily riding his bike around a local oval on Saturday when he was approached by a group of three older boys.

The South Australian primary school boy says the boys encouraged him to “ride faster” around the football field, reports Kidspot.

What Stuart didn’t know was that they had set a trap — one that could have turned life threatening.

Across the path he was about to ride up the boys had tied a rope between a flag pole and a fence so that Stuart would ride right into it.

The little boy suffered terrifying injuries.

Stuart Price suffered neck injuries. Source: Supplied

His mum, Katherine Price shared on Facebook images of the massive red marks across his neck and called for help to find the boys responsible.

“My kid was riding his bike around and some other kids tied the rope from one of the flag poles to the fence — as a result he was nearly strangled,” she wrote on the Port Lincoln Cash Classifieds public page.

Stuart Price after the prank. Picture: Supplied

“He didn’t know these other kids had done it so didn’t see the rope.

“If anyone saw anything please let me know as these kids did this on purpose and it could have ended very badly.”

Katherine posted three photographs of her son, showing a bright red strangle mark around his neck.

She said her son struggled to breathe immediately after the incident and was taken to hospital, while the three kids at the oval fled.

The path where Stuart was riding. Source: Seven News.

Katherine said that she had informed the police.

Telling the Daily Mail: “They came running towards him telling him to ‘ride really fast’ and he didn’t see the rope … which gave him bad rope burn and strangled him a bit.”

Other Facebook users were quick to comment on the post

“I hope the little man is OK and recovers quickly. Some people are so cruel,” one user said.

“I would report to police. This is very serious. I hope your son recovers and is not traumatised or scarred for life,” wrote another user.

Another said: “Oh no this is heartbreaking and extremely dangerous I hope you find out who they were to bring it to the parents (sic) attention.”

This article originally appeared on Kidspot.