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Life for 'brutal' pair who killed Logan, 5

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Published date01 July 2022
John Cole, 40, was told he would spend at least 29 years behind bars, while Angharad Williamson, 31, will serve a minimum of 28 years

Logan's stepbrother Craig Mulligan, 14, was detained for a minimum of 15 years after also being found guilty of Logan's murder when Mulligan was 13.

The trio were convicted of killing the little boy in Sarn, Bridgend, South Wales, in April, following a trial at Cardiff Crown Court.

Passing sentence yesterday, Mrs Justice Jefford said: "Shortly before Logan's death, at which time he was three feet five inches and weighed only three stone one pound, he was subjected to a brutal attack."

The judge described the injuries Logan had suffered and added: "Inflicting these injuries on a small, defenceless five-yearold is nothing short of horrific."

Both Williamson and Mulligan were convicted of a further charge of perverting the course of justice - an offence Cole had admitted before trial.

Logan, a previously "smiling, cheerful little boy", was discovered in the River Ogmore in Pandy Park, on the morning of July 31, 2021.

Police found him partially submerged, wearing dinosaur pyjama bottoms and a Spider-Man top, just 250 metres from his home.

The youngster had suffered 56 external cuts and bruises and "catastrophic" internal injuries, which were likened to a high-speed road accident.

Experts said the injuries could have only been caused by a "brutal and sustained assault" in the hours, or days, prior to his death. They also said the injuries were "consistent with child abuse".

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