[Ammi]

A man, a woman and a boy have been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a five-year-old boy pulled from a river in South Wales.

The boy's body was found in Ogmore River near Pandy Park in Bridgend at 5.45am on Saturday morning.

A 39-year-old man, a 30-year-old woman and a 13-year-old boy have been arrested on suspicion of murder, South Wales Police said.

All are from the Bridgend area and detectives say they are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident.

At the time of the discovery, Chief Inspector Geraint White said: "This is a tragic incident in which a young child has sadly lost their life.


https://news.sky.com/story/man-woman...dgend-12370353

[Ammi]

Bridgend: Boy found dead in river in South Wales named as Logan…


A five-year-old boy found dead in a river in South Wales has been named as Logan, as tributes were paid after two adults and a teenager were arrested on suspicion of his murder.

The body of the youngster was found in the Ogmore River near Pandy Park in Bridgend after police were called to a report of a missing child in the early hours of Saturday morning.

A 39-year-old man, a 30-year-old woman and a 13-year-old boy, all from the Bridgend area, are being held in connection with the death, South Wales Police said on Sunday evening.


https://news.sky.com/story/bridgend-...logan-12370696

[bitontheslide]

i can't get my head around this

[AnnieK]

Are they his parents?

What a horrible story

[Cherie]

I wonder if he has some form of disability, I just can't understand what has gone on here, poor little man

[Ammi]

…it doesn’t read as though the arrested are Logan’s parents/family….


"This is a tragic incident in which a young child has sadly lost their life," Ch Insp Geraint White had said.
"We are appealing for anyone who may have witnessed this incident, or who has any information, to get in touch.
"We would ask the public not to speculate about this incident on social media as this is an active investigation.
"If you have any information that can help, please report this to us.
"Our thoughts are with the family and we are supporting them in every way we can."

He added "regular contact" had been made with the boy's family, who were being supported by specialist trained officers.

"The local neighbourhood police team will continue to support and speak to residents in the area, and I encourage people to talk to them if they have any concerns.
"We recognise there are a lot of people in the local community who would like answers about what happened to him."

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Ammi

…it doesn’t read as though the arrested are Logan’s parents/family….


"This is a tragic incident in which a young child has sadly lost their life," Ch Insp Geraint White had said.
"We are appealing for anyone who may have witnessed this incident, or who has any information, to get in touch.
"We would ask the public not to speculate about this incident on social media as this is an active investigation.
"If you have any information that can help, please report this to us.
"Our thoughts are with the family and we are supporting them in every way we can."

He added "regular contact" had been made with the boy's family, who were being supported by specialist trained officers.

"The local neighbourhood police team will continue to support and speak to residents in the area, and I encourage people to talk to them if they have any concerns.
"We recognise there are a lot of people in the local community who would like answers about what happened to him."

horrendous, I know we shouldn't speculate but maybe they were babysitting, with the 13 year old being involved and they tried to cover it up

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Cherie

horrendous, I know we shouldn't speculate but maybe they were babysitting, with the 13 year old being involved and they tried to cover it up

…I don’t think so because one of the neighbours has said that they had heard his mother screaming that she’d found the back door open and he was gone…

[Zizu]

I just don’t understand why someone would want to kill anyone never mind an innocent little child


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[arista]

Evil

[Ammi]

…He was known as Logan Williamson and also Logan Mwangi…he lived with his mother and step father, who were recently engaged…apparently his mother had a security camera fitted to her home doors, so that’s being obviously looked at atm…Logan was isolating as he’d tested COVID positive…

[Ammi]

…Logan’s stepfather has been charged with his murder…his mother… (…and a 13yr old boy…)…have both been charged with perverting the course of justice…)…

[Cherie]

So his mother covered up the murder? A terrible story just got worse

[arista]

Originally Posted by Cherie

So his mother covered up the murder? A terrible story just got worse

Yes I agree
shocking.

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by Cherie

So his mother covered up the murder? A terrible story just got worse

I read the parents were being comforted by specially trained councillors !?


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[AnnieK]

How could she cover it up? I'd be up on a murder charge if anyone touched a hair on my kids head. Poor little lad

[thesheriff443]

There has been an update can someone add the link

[Cherie]

Logan died of serious head and liver injuries

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-cover-up.html

Good luck in prison Mr Cole

[hijaxers]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Logan died of serious head and liver injuries

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-cover-up.html

Good luck in prison Mr Cole

This story is so shocking its hard to take in , just thrown in the river like trash poor little lad.

[LaLaLand]

This is horrendous. Absolutely awful people.

RIP little man.

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by LaLaLand

This is horrendous. Absolutely awful people.

RIP little man.

….those words should never have to be said of a child, should they…

[Livia]

Child murder in the UK is most often carried out by the parent or step-parent, according to the NSPCC. Having a child doesn't automatically grant you parental instincts, sadly.

What a horrific death.... defies belief that someone could use that kind of violence on a child.

[Cherie]

ttps://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/logan-mwangi-stepfather-accused-of-murdering-boy-5-threatened-to-kill-him-if-mother-broke-up-with-him/ar-AAVT4cA?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=e1e5d422e4c34313a279a67 2ed26ce48

stepfather accused of murdering a five-year-old boy threatened to kill him if the child’s mother ended their relationship, a court has heard.

John Cole, 40, is on trial with his partner Angharad Williamson, 30, and a 14-year-old boy who all deny murdering Logan Mwangi.

The child, also known as Logan Williamson, was found dead in the River Ogmore in Sarn, Bridgend, on 31 July last year with 56 external injuries.

Cole denied killing Logan or being violent and abusive to him and instead accused Williamson, his partner and the boy’s mother, of shaking him.

Cardiff Crown Court heard that in the week of Logan’s death, Cole and Williamson were shutting him in his bedroom away from the rest of the household as he had Covid-19.

Giving evidence, Cole told the jury Logan did not want to stay in his room and in the days before he died, he and Williamson had to repeatedly put him back there.

He also explained that if Logan was naughty, he would be punished by having to stand in the “naughty corner” in the hallway for five-minute intervals for throwing toys and jumping off the furniture.

Peter Rouch QC, defending Williamson, said Cole, who is 6ft 4in tall and weighs between 14 and 15 stone, allegedly “towered” over Logan in the hallway and said “The only thing he understands is pain” before hitting him twice in the stomach.

Cole denied he or the youth had hit Logan and instead claimed the couple rowed after Williamson had shaken the youngster and taken him back to his bedroom.

Mr Rouch said: “Did she say, ‘I’m sick of these rows and I’m going to leave you’ and you said, ‘If you do, I’ll kill him’, meaning Logan?”

The barrister said Williamson’s case was she went to bed on the night of Logan’s death until 5.30am after which time he was dead – meaning Cole or the youth were responsible.

Cole replied: “No. She ran out of the house when I told her to get her hands off Logan when she shook him.”

He told the jury he went to bed at about midnight and had left Logan alive with Williamson. But she was later woken by Williamson screaming hysterically and telling him she had heard Logan take his last breath.

Cole said he went into Logan's bedroom, found him dead and began CPR, saying his “head was cocked back, his eyes were open and his knees were up to his chest”.

Asked why he did not call for an ambulance or the police, Cole said he “panicked”.


“I just panicked,” he told the court. “I woke up to Logan being dead and it threw me. I wasn’t thinking properly.”

Caroline Rees QC, prosecuting, suggested Logan was treated like a “prisoner” as he was confined to his bedroom in the days leading up to his death and made to face the wall when food was delivered to him.

Asked how he thought that made the youngster feel, Cole replied: “We were trying our best we possibly could.”

Cole has admitting perverting the course of justice for dumping the boy's body, but denies murder.

He is on trial at Cardiff Crown Court alongside Williamson and a 14-year-old boy who cannot be named because of his age.

The trial continues.

[arista]

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknew...4c34313a279a67 2ed26ce48

[Cherie]

All 3 have been convicted of Logans murder