7 yr old found on fire in street in Aberdeen

A 7 year old boy has been found on fire in Bedford Street in Aberdeen, Scotland. He is in a serious condition in hospital.

The article here reports allegations from neighbours that the boy had been soaked in petrol (gas) taken from a van and deliberately set on fire - possibly by playmates too young to know what they were doing?
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...er-boy-3429158

This article just says police have declined to say if they are treating this as a criminal matter.
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-...tland-27079568

Here police just confirm the incident involved petrol.
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/h...aze.1397834808