TWO youths questioned over their involvement in Jackass-style stunts which left a boy seriously burned will not face criminal charges.

Police today revealed that the Crown Prosecution Service was to take no action against the teenagers or a woman who was also questioned in relation to stunts filmed for a website.

Officers investigated the incidents after 11-year-old Joe Armstrong suffered serious burns to his lower body and legs when a fire-jumping stunt similar to those shown on TV show 'Jackass' went wrong in April. The incident was captured on camera by one of his friends as one of several stunts due to be put on the website Live Now Die Later.

Another boy was also videoed having his forehead punctured on a bed of nails.

They incidents prompted calls for the show, shown on MTV and Channel 4, to be banned.

Det Sgt Paul Rothwell, who led the investigation, said that although there had been no criminal charges he did not want those involved to think what they did was right.

He said: "Following the arrest of two people and the questioning of an adult, a file of evidence was submitted to the CPS and after deliberation they decided that no charges should be brought against any of the people involved.

"The fact the CPS has deemed that no charges should be laid doesn't alter the fact that some of the stunts being practised were totally and utterly reckless. We shouldn't lose sight of the fact that a young boy was badly burned during the course of the incidents and another was subjected to an incident where nails were stuck in his head.

"We just hope that lessons have been learned and we hope this is an end to the matter."

Joe's mum, Allyson Hughes, said: "I didn't think anything was done maliciously and didn't want anyone suffering because of it."