I wouldn't tell them, unless there were problems that had arisen from the event such as emotional disturbance in the child that may have been caused by the experience or the burden of repressed memories, generally if something related to the event was causing the child to not function in a normal manor I would tell them. However, not before first taking them to a therapist and after at least a few months of therapy then tell them and after probably more therapy.
If they don’t know and aren’t affected then there is no reason to unduly put this event upon them, it won’t help them in any manor, other than knowing something bad happened, it might even cause them more pain.
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