Florida ? A homeless Army veteran was recovering Friday in a hospital after two 10-year-old boys and a teenager were accused of attacking him on a street and smashing a concrete block into his face.

The three boys were in custody on aggravated battery allegations and face a hearing next week to determine if they should remain in juvenile detention.

At their first court appearance, the two younger boys were escorted from jail in oversized white jumpsuits, their hands chained in front of them and their legs in shackles.

“They are dangerous,” the 57-year-old victim, John D’Amico, said from his hospital bed. “The street doesn’t need them. They need to be somewhere.”

State prosecutors have not decided which formal charges to pursue or whether any of the boys will be charged as adults, said Linda Pruitt, a spokeswoman for State Attorney John Tanner.