HE was more interested in Transformers than the trial.

But a young Huddersfield boy may have made criminal trial history yesterday.

The youngster – victim of a brutal attack in Newsome – gave evidence against the man accused of stamping on his stomach.

And at the age of three, he is thought to be the youngest-ever child to give evidence in a UK trial.

Bradford Crown Court abandoned much of its normal formality for the hearing.

Judge Jonathan Rose and the barristers removed their wigs and gowns to make things less daunting for the boy, who gave his evidence via video cameras from an adjoining room.

And the youngster was eased through questions from both the prosecution and defence, with the promise of a bag of salt and vinegar crisps when he had finished his evidence.

The boy was only two-years-old when he suffered life-threatening injuries in 2010.

The prosecution has alleged that 29-year-old Daniel Joyce, of Bankfield Road, Longroyd Bridge, caused grievous bodily harm with intent to the boy when he stamped on the youngster’s stomach during an incident last year.

The toddler was taken to hospital where he later underwent surgery to repair damage caused to his bowel.

Joyce has denied the GBH with intent charge and an alternative allegation of causing grievous bodily harm.

The child, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, answered questions via a video link to a room where he was accompanied by a court usher and a female intermediary.

Judge Rose and the barristers in the case appeared without their wigs and gowns and the boy only answered questions over short periods of time.

During questioning by defence counsel Michelle Colborne, the boy was handed cardboard cut-outs representing people involved in the case and various houses where he had lived.

The child, who at times answered questions while drawing, was told about the rules in court relating to no-one telling lies or fibs.