5-year-old Logan Mwangi suffered 56 catastrophic accidents to his physique after he was allegedly overwhelmed to demise by his mom, stepfather and a ‘violent’ 14-year-old boy, a courtroom heard.
Logan, a cheerful, chatty and caring little boy, was assaulted with such power medical doctors in contrast his accidents to a high-speed automobile crash.
His mom Angharad Williamson, 30, her boyfriend John Cole, 40, and a teenage youth are accused of murdering the schoolboy whereas he was ‘hidden away’ after testing optimistic for Coronavirus.
The little boy was murdered after he caught Covid, earlier than Williamson and Cole dumped his physique in a river as in the event that they had been ‘fly-tipping’ garbage, a courtroom heard.
The trio allegedly covered-up the horrific crime in an ‘elaborate charade’ by claiming Logan had gone lacking or been kidnapped whereas in isolation.
Logan Mwangi (pictured) was discovered lifeless on the financial institution of the River Ogmore close to his residence village of Sarn, Bridgend County, in July final yr
Caroline Rees QC mentioned: ‘Logan was a standard five-year-old energetic and energetic – his isolation interval should have been a testing interval for him and his household as a result of he needed to be confined to residence.’
Williamson struggled with parenting Logan and his Covid-related isolation brought on frustrations and stresses which got here to a head.
‘On the time of his demise Logan was hidden away from the skin world and there was no scrutiny of what was occurring behind closed doorways of his residence.
‘He wouldn’t have stood an opportunity towards any one of many defendants, not to mention three of them appearing collectively.’
The defendants are accused of killing Logan on the household residence in Sarn, Bridgend, South Wales, earlier than dumping his physique within the close by River Ogmore as in the event that they had been ‘fly-tipping’ garbage.
A jury heard Williamson dialled 999 claiming her son had vanished within the night time and mentioned he’d been kidnapped from his mattress after discovering the backyard gate open.
Logan’s mom, Angharad Williamson, 30, her companion, John Cole, 39, are charged with killing the teenager between July 28 and August 1
Williamson was heard calling Logan’s identify in the course of the 999 name and her companion and the teenage defendant went round asking neighbours if they’d seen him.
Ms Rees mentioned: ‘At 5.46 Angharad Williamson made a 999 name by which she reported that her five-year-old son was lacking.
‘Her manner was misery and upset – she was screaming ‘Logan’ as if she was shouting for him.
‘Williamson was hyperventilating and telling the police to search out Logan. Her misery in that decision is a very manufactured and manipulative efficiency to cowl up her involvement in Logan’s demise.
‘Having killed Logan behind closed doorways on the household residence every of the defendants performed their half in a canopy up of the true circumstances of his demise.’
The prosecution advised how the three plotted to make a false report that Logan was lacking.
Ms Rees mentioned: ‘Every was determined to cowl up their involvement in his killing and every prioritised their very own self preservation over all the things else, significantly over the wants of Logan.
‘They disposed of Logan’s physique as in the event that they had been fly-tipping garbage.’
Logan was discovered by officers on the riverbank on July 31 and brought to the city’s Princess of Wales Hospital, the place he was confirmed lifeless. Pictured: Police on the scene
Cardiff Crown Courtroom heard the energetic and fun-loving schoolboy was dumped in mis-matched pyjamas within the shallows of the river on July 31 final yr.
Williamson later handed Logan’s stepfather Cole and the youth Logan’s ripped pyjama prime which they disposed of within the river.
The homicide trial heard Logan’s accidents had been per a fall from a terrific top or a high-velocity street visitors collision.
He had a fractured shoulder, in depth bleeding to the scalp and again of his head, a big trauma to the mind, and 56 accidents famous to his head and face, trunk, legs and arms.
Ms Rees mentioned: ‘Logan had not drowned – he was already lifeless when his physique arrived at that river.
‘Logan died on account of a brutal and sustained assault upon him inside the house and every of these defendants had a component to play and that was the usage of forceful violence inflicting catastrophic accidents discovered at autopsy.’
The jury heard Williamson discovered Logan ‘difficult’ and that her involvement in his demise and her subsequent actions demonstrated a ‘fractured’ motherly bond.
Ms Rees mentioned Cole and the youth’s search of the realm was an ‘elaborate efficiency’ to cowl up their true involvement in Logan’s demise.
She mentioned: ‘John Cole accepts this was placed on. He accepts Logan died and he disposed of his physique within the river. The opposite two defendants deny this.’
Williamson, Cole and the youth, who can’t be named for authorized causes, all deny homicide.
Cole has admitted perverting the course of justice by transferring Logan’s physique, eradicating his clothes, washing blood-stained mattress linen, and making a false lacking particular person report back to police.
Williamson and the youth each deny perverting the course of justice.
The trial continues.
