{"id":22642,"date":"2022-06-30T14:48:55","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T18:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=22642"},"modified":"2022-06-30T14:48:55","modified_gmt":"2022-06-30T18:48:55","slug":"logan-mwangi-murder-mum-stepdad-and-14-year-old-stepbrother-sentenced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2022\/06\/30\/logan-mwangi-murder-mum-stepdad-and-14-year-old-stepbrother-sentenced\/","title":{"rendered":"Logan Mwangi murder: Mum, stepdad and 14-year-old stepbrother sentenced"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\"><b class=\"ssrcss-hmf8ql-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">A mother, stepfather and a teenager have been given life sentences for murdering five-year-old Logan Mwangi and dumping his body in a river.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">John Cole, 40, will serve a minimum term of 29 years in prison while Logan&#8217;s mother, Angharad Williamson, 31, will serve at least 28 years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Craig Mulligan, 14, will serve at least 15 years.\u00a0<a class=\"ssrcss-k17ofw-InlineLink e1no5rhv0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-wales-60953867\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">All three were convicted of murdering Logan<\/a>\u00a0in July 2021.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">His body was found in the River Ogmore, near his home in Sarn, Bridgend county.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Mrs Justice Jefford told Cardiff Crown Court that the attack on the &#8220;defenceless&#8221; schoolboy, who weighed 3st 1lb (20kg), was &#8220;nothing short of horrifying&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Mulligan &#8211;\u00a0<a class=\"ssrcss-k17ofw-InlineLink e1no5rhv0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-wales-62002017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">who can now be publicly named for the first time<\/a>\u00a0after a judge lifted an\u00a0<a class=\"ssrcss-k17ofw-InlineLink e1no5rhv0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legislation.gov.uk\/ukpga\/1999\/23\/section\/45\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">anonymity order<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; is not the biological son of Cole but he raised him from the age of nine months and considered himself a father figure.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"unordered-list-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1o5f7ft-BulletListContainer e5tfeyi0\">\n<ul role=\"list\">\n<li><a class=\"ssrcss-k17ofw-InlineLink e1no5rhv0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-wales-61270062\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Juror&#8217;s nightmares after child murder trial<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"ssrcss-k17ofw-InlineLink e1no5rhv0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-wales-62002017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why Logan Mwangi&#8217;s teenage killer can now be named<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"ssrcss-k17ofw-InlineLink e1no5rhv0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-wales-61174311\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How CCTV helped police catch Logan&#8217;s killers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Rejecting Williamson&#8217;s version of events that Cole and Mulligan attacked Logan two days before his body was found and that she had run out of the house in an attempt to get help, Mrs Justice Jefford said: &#8220;That was made up after the event to protect yourself and shift the blame.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">&#8220;You had an opportunity to protect your son from further injury and you did nothing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">&#8220;Whatever time the ferocious assault on Logan happened, he was for the most part of Friday injured or dying.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper e1xue1i810\" data-component=\"image-block\">\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1hq4gmv-Placeholder e16icw910\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/976\/cpsprodpb\/2DB5\/production\/_125710711_logan-comp.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/2DB5\/production\/_125710711_logan-comp.jpg 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/2DB5\/production\/_125710711_logan-comp.jpg 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/2DB5\/production\/_125710711_logan-comp.jpg 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/2DB5\/production\/_125710711_logan-comp.jpg 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/2DB5\/production\/_125710711_logan-comp.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/976\/cpsprodpb\/2DB5\/production\/_125710711_logan-comp.jpg 976w\" alt=\"Angharad Williamson, Craig Mulligan, and John Cole\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" \/><\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"ssrcss-3d4gra-StyledFigureCaption e34k3c22\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-y7krbn-Stack e1y4nx260\">Angharad Williamson, 31, Craig Mulligan, 14, and John Cole, 40, have been sentenced for Logan&#8217;s murder (Image: South Wales Police)<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Police officers found Logan partially submerged in the river in Pandy Park, just 250m from his home &#8211; he was wearing his dinosaur pyjama bottoms and a Spider-Man top.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">His body was dumped like &#8220;fly-tipped rubbish&#8221;, the prosecution said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">During the trial, jurors had heard how\u00a0<a class=\"ssrcss-k17ofw-InlineLink e1no5rhv0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-wales-60984765\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Logan was treated like a prisoner in the days before his death<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">On 20 July, Logan tested positive for Covid-19 and he was shut in his bedroom for 10 days with a baby gate stopping him from leaving.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Mrs Justice Jefford described this decision by the couple as &#8220;extreme&#8221; and said the treatment of him was &#8220;the culmination of treatment that had dehumanised him&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Logan&#8217;s stammer is said to have worsened, becoming particularly bad around Cole, the jury was told, and he wet himself more frequently and began self-harming.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">The jury were played extensive CCTV footage from nearby houses which showed Cole and Mulligan at 02:43 BST on 31 July moving Logan&#8217;s body in a sports bag to the nearby river, where they dumped it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">They were caught again as they came back to the house to pick up the dinosaur pyjama top Logan had been wearing, which police found in a wooded area with a big cut in.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Talking about the cover-up, Mrs Justice Jefford said what they did was &#8220;careful and calculated and not the product of panic&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">&#8220;It is impossible to imagine the terror a five-year-old would feel suffering those horrific injuries inflicted upon him by those regarded as his family with the compliance of his mother.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">The concealment of Logan&#8217;s body in the river, was described as &#8220;heartless&#8221;, &#8220;calculated and orchestrated&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"unordered-list-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1o5f7ft-BulletListContainer e5tfeyi0\">\n<ul role=\"list\">\n<li><a class=\"ssrcss-k17ofw-InlineLink e1no5rhv0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-wales-61952433\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Logan Mwangi&#8217;s dad asks why he had to die<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"ssrcss-k17ofw-InlineLink e1no5rhv0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-wales-61071603\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boy, 5, &#8216;treated like rubbish in life and death&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">The jury also heard Mulligan had a &#8220;desire for violence&#8221; and\u00a0<a class=\"ssrcss-k17ofw-InlineLink e1no5rhv0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-wales-60768928\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pushed Logan down the stairs, breaking his arm<\/a>. A support worker once heard him singing: &#8220;I love to punch kids in the head, it&#8217;s orgasmic.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Mrs Justice Jefford told the trio they were &#8220;all responsible for Logan&#8217;s death and all the anguish that has flowed from it&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">&#8220;Because he was killed in his own home, it is not possible to be sure what has happened to him,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">She described the injuries Logan suffered as &#8220;the sort of injuries seen in abused children&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper e1xue1i810\" data-component=\"image-block\">\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1hq4gmv-Placeholder e16icw910\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/976\/cpsprodpb\/3268\/production\/_124240921_97d6eb4d-dae1-4f53-a45b-a4a414a576ba.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/3268\/production\/_124240921_97d6eb4d-dae1-4f53-a45b-a4a414a576ba.jpg 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/3268\/production\/_124240921_97d6eb4d-dae1-4f53-a45b-a4a414a576ba.jpg 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/3268\/production\/_124240921_97d6eb4d-dae1-4f53-a45b-a4a414a576ba.jpg 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/3268\/production\/_124240921_97d6eb4d-dae1-4f53-a45b-a4a414a576ba.jpg 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/3268\/production\/_124240921_97d6eb4d-dae1-4f53-a45b-a4a414a576ba.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/976\/cpsprodpb\/3268\/production\/_124240921_97d6eb4d-dae1-4f53-a45b-a4a414a576ba.jpg 976w\" alt=\"Aerial shot of the scene\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" \/><\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"ssrcss-3d4gra-StyledFigureCaption e34k3c22\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-y7krbn-Stack e1y4nx260\">Logan&#8217;s body was found 250m away from the flat he shared with his family (Image: South Wales Police)<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Logan, a previously &#8220;smiling, cheerful little boy&#8221;, died after suffering a &#8220;brutal and sustained&#8221; attack at home, leaving him with 56 &#8220;catastrophic&#8221; injuries, including extensive bruising to the back of his head and tears in his liver and bowel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Friends of the couple said Cole told them he did not like Logan, and others said his attitude changed after becoming obsessed with the idea that Williamson had cheated on him with Logan&#8217;s father Ben Mwangi.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper e1xue1i810\" data-component=\"image-block\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper e1xue1i810\" data-component=\"image-block\">\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1hq4gmv-Placeholder e16icw910\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/976\/cpsprodpb\/7972\/production\/_125709013_microsoftteams-image-130.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/7972\/production\/_125709013_microsoftteams-image-130.png 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/7972\/production\/_125709013_microsoftteams-image-130.png 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/7972\/production\/_125709013_microsoftteams-image-130.png 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/7972\/production\/_125709013_microsoftteams-image-130.png 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/7972\/production\/_125709013_microsoftteams-image-130.png 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/976\/cpsprodpb\/7972\/production\/_125709013_microsoftteams-image-130.png 976w\" alt=\"Ben Mwangi, pictured in the middle\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" \/><\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"ssrcss-3d4gra-StyledFigureCaption e34k3c22\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-y7krbn-Stack e1y4nx260\">Ben Mwangi (centre) says he experiences recurring nightmares<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-dm4ypg-ComponentWrapper-HeadlineComponentWrapper e1xue1i89\" data-component=\"subheadline-block\">\n<h2 tabindex=\"-1\"><\/h2>\n<h2 id=\"I-dont-want-to-go-back-to-sleep\" class=\"ssrcss-y2fd7s-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span role=\"text\">&#8216;I don&#8217;t want to go back to sleep&#8217;<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Ben Mwangi wept as his victim impact statement was read out to the court on his behalf.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">In it, he recalled collapsing and hitting his head when he was told of his son&#8217;s death while at work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">&#8220;I just felt like every fibre in my body had died and I couldn&#8217;t stop crying.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">After finding out about Williamson&#8217;s arrest, he said he felt &#8220;devastated that I couldn&#8217;t have been there to protect him&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Mr Mwangi said he could no longer sleep and experienced recurring nightmares.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">&#8220;My dreams of Logan are so vivid, Logan comes to tell me that he is OK and to check if I&#8217;m OK.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">&#8220;He runs into my arms and I hold him tight, but he then slowly disappears until he&#8217;s no longer in my arms. I wake up screaming and crying.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">&#8220;I find it difficult to go back to sleep, I don&#8217;t want to go back to sleep because I don&#8217;t want to experience these dreams because they are so painful.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">The courtroom was full, including Logan&#8217;s family, relatives of the three killers and members of the jury who sat through the trial.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Williamson cried throughout and held her head down throughout the sentencing. Cole showed no emotion as he was sentenced, nor did Mulligan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Cole previously pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice, while Williamson and Mulligan were found guilty of the same charge.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper e1xue1i810\" data-component=\"image-block\">\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1hq4gmv-Placeholder e16icw910\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/976\/cpsprodpb\/127B5\/production\/_125710757_loganmwangimemorialbenchattonduprimary.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/127B5\/production\/_125710757_loganmwangimemorialbenchattonduprimary.jpg 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/127B5\/production\/_125710757_loganmwangimemorialbenchattonduprimary.jpg 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/127B5\/production\/_125710757_loganmwangimemorialbenchattonduprimary.jpg 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/127B5\/production\/_125710757_loganmwangimemorialbenchattonduprimary.jpg 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/127B5\/production\/_125710757_loganmwangimemorialbenchattonduprimary.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/976\/cpsprodpb\/127B5\/production\/_125710757_loganmwangimemorialbenchattonduprimary.jpg 976w\" alt=\"A buddy bench at Tondu Primary school\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" \/><\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"ssrcss-3d4gra-StyledFigureCaption e34k3c22\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-y7krbn-Stack e1y4nx260\">Tondu Primary School set up a memorial garden and &#8220;buddy bench&#8221; in memory of Logan (Image: Bridgend Borough Council)<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">In a statement, Tondu Primary School said Logan was a &#8220;loving, sweet-natured child who was polite and articulate at all times&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">&#8220;Logan was always smiling, and was described in court by his own teachers as having the kind of smile that could light up a classroom.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">&#8220;He was a highly inquisitive child who enjoyed his lessons, particularly when using the outdoor classroom where he would have great fun with his friends.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">&#8220;Logan loved playing with his classmates, especially games like hide-and-seek or pretending to be superheroes. His favourite character was always Spider-Man and he would display a keen and vivid imagination in his games.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">&#8220;Ultimately, we remember Logan as being a bright, happy child who was caring and loving, and an absolute pleasure to teach.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Det Insp Lianne Rees of South Wales Police paid tribute to her colleagues, other emergency service workers, prosecutors and Logan&#8217;s family.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Cwm Taf Morgannwg safeguarding board said a report was due to be presented to the regional safeguarding board in the autumn before being submitted to the Welsh government for final endorsement and publication.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Assistant director of NSPCC Cymru, Tracey Holdsworth, said what happened to Logan &#8220;should never be forgotten&#8221;, and that a child safeguarding practice review should leave &#8220;no stone unturned&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-wales-61952430\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\">A mother, stepfather and a teenager have been given life sentences for murdering five-year-old Logan Mwangi and dumping his body in a river. 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