Logan Mwangi, also known as Logan Williamson, was discovered on the Ogmore River in Pandy Park, Bridgend, on the morning of July 31, 2021. He had suffered catastrophic injuries that were described as similar to those found in high-speed accident victims or someone who had fallen from a height. Image: Courtyard artist sketch by Elizabeth Cook of Angharad Williamson and John Cole on the pier Logan’s mother, Angharad Williamson, 31, of Lower Llansantffraid, Sarn, Bridgend, and father-in-law John Cole, 40, of Maesglas, Ynysawdre, Bridgend, are on trial in Cardiff Crown Court. A third defendant is also on trial, who is not named for legal reasons due to his age. Everyone has pleaded not guilty to murder and the trial is coming to an end this week. Caroline Rees QC, a prosecutor’s attorney, said the court had heard Logan was a “smiling and happy” child. “Logan’s lifeless body was thrown away like rubbish” He told the jury: “Behind the smile, he endured a harsh environment and was not treated with love. “The 10 days before they discovered him, they kept him as a prisoner in his small bedroom. “What must he have thought about the way life was in those 10 days?” Ms Reese continued: “The prosecution says Logan was dehumanized by the defendants in this case, treated like garbage in life, as you know he was dead when his lifeless body was thrown like garbage by John Cole into the Ogmore River. . . “ Ms. Rees went on to add that the prosecution could not prove what really happened or who brought the fatal blow to Logan. Picture: The maisonette in Sarn, in Bridgend, where the family lived However, he said there was “a strong body of evidence” that all three defendants were involved in the murder and cover-up. Ms Rees said all defendants needed to know what happened to Logan in order to cause his 56 external injuries. And he concluded: “Everyone participated; they put their interest above everything”. The lawyers of the three defendants will start their closing speech tomorrow morning and the jury is expected to withdraw to consider the verdicts after Easter.
