GUILTY UK - Logan Mwangi, 5, found dead in Wales River, Bridgend, 31 July 2021 *arrests, inc. minor* #6

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Alyce said:
Delivering her conclusion in respect of the reporting restriction covering Craig Mulligan the judge, Mrs Justice Jefford, said: “A crucial part of the case is the family dynamics and his relationship with the adult defendants and Logan.

“Evidence heard at trial was that Craig idolised his father -

have to assume she means JC, who took on the role of a parent ?




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Logan Mwangi's killers jailed for a combined 72 years

Schoolboy Logan Mwangi, five, was found dead in the Ogmore River near Pandy Park in Bridgend last year. His killers have now learned their fates
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they referred to him as his father throughout the trial as that's what he was seen as. Pretty sure JC "adopted " him early on in his life
 
Craig Mulligan - photo

The teen, now 14, is the son of Cole's ex-partner Rebecca Trudgill, who was in a relationship with the monster for over ten years.

*****The relationship ended in 2019 when Cole met Williamson and the teen was taken into care after his mum faked a cancer diagnosis.***** (oh my)

As he had criminal convictions, Cole was banned from unsupervised contact with children until social services became involved.

In May 2020, he applied to have parental rights of Mulligan - with the request granted just five days before Logan was killed.

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Logan Mwangi's 'pure evil' teen killer revealed for first time as he's jailed

LOGAN Mwangi’s baby-faced teen killer has today been unmasked after he was jailed for murdering the boy along with his mum and stepdad. Craig Mulligan was just 13 when he murdered the five-ye…
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Delivering her conclusion in respect of the reporting restriction covering Craig Mulligan the judge, Mrs Justice Jefford, said: “A crucial part of the case is the family dynamics and his relationship with the adult defendants and Logan.

“Evidence heard at trial was that Craig idolised his father and his attitude towards Logan and involvement in his death was to a great extent driven by that relationship.

“A central aspect of the narrative leading up to Logan’s death was how Craig Mulligan came to be in the family home and the correlation of his role in Logan’s death.”

She considered representations made by Mulligan’s barrister John Hipkin QC that publication of the defendant’s name could lead to risks of physical attacks or suicide attempts.

The court heard Mulligan was assaulted at his placement before his conviction after someone discovered his identity.

Mrs Justice Jefford continued: “There’s a significant gap in any understanding of this case and the circumstances of Logan’s death…. There is a real risk of ill-informed information or a vacuum in that part of the case.

“This was a very serious offence involving a brutal and ferocious assault on a small child in the home where he should have been safe. [Mulligan’s] involvement was in my view significant.

“I have sentenced him on the basis he inflicted physical injuries on Logan and participated in the callous plan to dispose of his body in the river along with the pyjama top and along with John Cole participated in pretending to look for him. He gave a complex but untruthful tale about what happened…

“The attack on Logan that led to his death was wholly different nature and level of seriousness to anything that had or may have happened before, a few days after Craig Mulligan had been returned to the family home from foster care.

“This reinforces the submission the family dynamic was an important aspect of this case that needs to be understood. It is in the public interest to understand how and why that took place.

“There is due to be a safeguarding review in the public interest and reporting of it will be difficult with an inability to report the familial relationship.”

www.walesonline.co.uk

Logan Mwangi's killers jailed for a combined 72 years

Schoolboy Logan Mwangi, five, was found dead in the Ogmore River near Pandy Park in Bridgend last year. His killers have now learned their fates
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Ched said:
Craig Mulligan had been taken in by foster carers for eight weeks but they were unable to cope with his scary behaviour and he was allowed to return to Logan Mwangi's home

He also had a history of "cruel" attacks on young children, vulnerable adults and small animals and was trained in martial arts.

One foster carer said: "He was pure evil and enjoyed causing anxiety and fear. He knew no boundaries."

Mulligan had previously been taken in by foster carers for eight weeks in June and July 2021 but they were unable to cope with his scary behaviour and he was allowed to return to Mwangi's home.

Bridgend Social Services were aware that the foster family had been unable to cope with his behaviour.

After fostering 80 children over almost 50 years it was the first time the foster family had asked for a child in their care to be removed.

They had always done long term fostering but they were asked by the council to take in the teen for two months.

However, the teen soon showed his nasty side and on the first night showed their daughter a vape and a knife and they would regularly find knives hidden behind his pillows.

Mulligan was then moved into the family home just five days before the murder - a cruel fact described as "not a coincidence" in court.

His tragic move was approved by a family court judge after it was supported by Mulligan's social worker Debbie Williams.



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'Pure evil' killer, 14, unmasked by judge for murdering boy, 5, with mum's help

Craig Mulligan had been taken in by foster carers for eight weeks but they were unable to cope with his scary behaviour and he was allowed to return to Logan Mwangi's home before the boy died
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I'm very concerned that this boy will be free at such a young age. He sounds like has the makings of a serial killer.
 
Sarahlou said:
I'm very concerned that this boy will be free at such a young age. He sounds like has the makings of a serial killer.
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He will be assessed, and won’t be freed if he is considered to be a risk. He’s been given a life sentence, which means he could remain in prison for his whole life or be returned to prison at any time during his life. 15 years is just the MINIMUM before he can even be considered for release
 
Mulligan picked on other children in the foster home and was cruel to the family's dog, picking it up by the back legs days after it had undergone surgery for a fractured pelvis. The trial heard he also sprayed deodorant into the eyes of a neighbour's dog.
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UNMASKED: Twisted teenager, 14, who killed Logan Mwangi

Craig Mulligan moved into the house with Cole and his stepmother Angharad Williams after previously having been under the care of foster parents.
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The stepson of Cole, who had brought him up from nine months old, Mulligan was said to have “idolised” him and seen him as a “God-like” figure.


Cole had been in a relationship with Mulligan’s mother, later becoming her carer.

The three moved to Wales for a “new start” after repeated attempts by Mulligan’s mother to take her own life.

They later split, but remained living in the same house with Mulligan, including while Cole began dating Angharad Williamson, who shortly afterwards became pregnant.

Mulligan was removed from his mother’s care after she violently assaulted him and he was taken into the care of Bridgend County Borough Council for six months.

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Teenage 'monster' who murdered five-year-old stepbrother Logan Mwangi named

THE teenager who was convicted of murdering five year old Logan Mwangi can now be named.
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Watch this video now we know what she did Teen who murdered Logan Mwangi named as judge lifts anonymity order | ITV News

Police bodycam footage of the moment Williamson and Cole were arrested features as part of documentary - 'The Murder of Logan Mwangi' - which will air on ITV on Thursday evening (June 30).

ITV documentary, The Murder Of Logan Mwangi, was produced in conjunction with South Wales Police. It will be broadcast at 9pm, Thursday June 30, on ITV and S4C, and 10.45pm on ITV Wales.
 
Ched said:
Watch this video now we know what she did Teen who murdered Logan Mwangi named as judge lifts anonymity order | ITV News

Police bodycam footage of the moment Williamson and Cole were arrested features as part of documentary - 'The Murder of Logan Mwangi' - which will air on ITV on Thursday evening (June 30).

ITV documentary, The Murder Of Logan Mwangi, was produced in conjunction with South Wales Police. It will be broadcast at 9pm, Thursday June 30, on ITV and S4C, and 10.45pm on ITV Wales.
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her acting is so bad
 
The Mail article is updated with more bits 6pm including
In June 2021 the family were removed from the child protection register - meaning it was believed there was no longer a risk of significant harm.

Social workers visited Logan's house the day before he died, and took no action in May 2021 when he burned his neck on a hot bath tap. Social services had also been aware that Cole had a criminal record for violence.

July 30: Williamson allegedly lifts Logan up forcefully by his pyjama top, causing it to rip, and shouts at him to 'tell the truth'. The same day, social worker Deborah Williams visits the flat but is denied entry, as Logan has Covid-19. She stays for 20 minutes and leaves without seeing or hearing Logan.

July 31: CCTV shows Cole carrying Logan's body out of the flat and towards the river, while being followed by Mulligan. They return to the property but leave again to dispose of Logan's ripped pyjama top. At about 5.45am Williamson makes a 999 call to police, claiming to have woken to find Logan missing from the house, and accusing another woman of having taken him.

The boy's killing has chilling echoes of the tragic death of six-year-old Arthur Labinjo-Hughes, who suffered a similar terrible fate when his life was put in similar danger after the country went into lockdown.
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UNMASKED: Twisted teenager, 14, who killed Logan Mwangi

Craig Mulligan moved into the house with Cole and his stepmother Angharad Williams after previously having been under the care of foster parents.
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Ah.....OK....JC was RT's carer. Possibly why he'd said the relationship was 'complicated'.

"He would called Cole 'dad' and Williamson 'mum' but would not refer to Logan as his brother - describing him only 'the five year old'. Cole had been in a relationship with Mulligan's mother, later becoming her carer."

UNMASKED: Twisted teenager, 14, who killed Logan Mwangi
 
I wonder why she got a year less than him.

He might have inflicted the physical assaults but as Logan's mother her collusion was, to me, equally if not more violent and cruel. And she pled not guilty to everything which is aggravating.
 
"Under law, no-one can speak to jurors about how they reached their verdict, how they voted, or any discussions or opinions expressed during their deliberations.

Jurors must also not disclose this information to anyone.

However, jurors are allowed to talk about what happened in the courtroom and Dr Sellen, who has agreed to be identified as a juror, is able to speak to the BBC about her experience of serving on a jury and the impact of the trial on her life.

She has decided to share her experience because she wants to see change.

Psychologist Dr Sellen, one of the 12 jurors on the case, said the hardest evidence she heard was from a paediatrician who described how Logan's final hours would have been."

video interview with juror at link

Logan Mwangi: Juror traumatised by murder trial evidence
 
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