John Hipkin QC, on behalf of the youth, makes reference to his client’s age. He was 13 at the time of the murder and is 14 years old now.
He said the defendant suffers from neuro-developmental disorders and psychosocial difficulties which has affected him cognitively, emotionally, and...
I know. It’s hard to even put that into any mitigating context for anyone of sound mind isn’t it? ‘This 6ft 40 year old body builder only wanted to cause serious harm to this beautiful little 5 year old, so that’s not so terrible, is it?”
Peter Rouch QC, mitigating on behalf of Angharad Williamson, said he believed there should be a starting point of 15 years in jail for her rather than 30 years. He said the judge may think there was an intention to cause really serious injury rather than kill.
He also referred to Williamson...
In mitigation for John Cole his barrister David Elias QC said he did not wish to “minimise the anguish caused to all those affected by the death of Logan”.
He said the judge should take into account there was intent to cause serious harm rather than an intent to kill.
The barrister added that...
In relation to the youth defendant prosecutor Caroline Rees QC said the minimum tariff would be one of 12 years but due to the features of the perverting the course of justice charge she suggested there should be a “significant uplift” due to the increasing seriousness...
Prosecutor Caroline Rees QC tells the court: “The prosecution say Logan Mwangi would have suffered pain of such magnitude as a result of the fatal attack on him it would have required morphine.
“Medical evidence shows such injuries would have been obvious to those who inflicted the injuries...
Describing the seriousness of the case prosecutor Caroline Rees QC tells the court: “Logan Mwangiwas only five years old and was of particularly tender years.” Mrs Justice Jefford said Logan was 3ft 5in tall and weighed 3st 1lb.
The prosecutor continued: “Logan was physically and emotionally...
Prosecutor Caroline Rees QC tells the court about the defendants’ previous convictions.
John Cole received a sentence of three years imprisonment in 2007 for robbery, blackmail, two counts of perverting the course of justice, and intimidating a witness. He also has older convictions.
Angharad...
The judge enters the courtroom and the hearing continues.
Prosecutor Caroline Rees QC says the family of Logan Mwangi are in court including his father Ben Mwangi.
She reads out a victim personal statement on his behalf.
The statement says: “On Saturday, July 31, 2021 I was at my place of...
Eleven of the jurors who heard the trial have returned to court to witness the sentencing.
We’re waiting for Mrs Justice Jefford to enter the courtroom before the hearing begins.
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/logan-mwangi-murder-sentencing-live-24350435
The sentencing hearing is due to start shortly. The youth defendant is already in the dock.
Angharad Williamson, dressed all in black and wearing her hair scraped back into short bunches, has just entered the dock. She has her head bowed.
Jihn Cole is the final defendant to enter the...
He COULD be, if absolutely necessary, but they don’t like to do that. He is coming to court apparently, but not until 11:45am for some reason so they will wait until then for his sentencing
No she didn’t admit to it, she said she had told Cole her dad used to do that to her as a child, and now Cole is using that knowledge to try and pin something on her that didn’t happen.
This gobbledegook must surely be the reporter screwing up. Surely a barrister can use better words than this. It’s like reading a really bad Google translate.
He used a bunch of words, over and over, and it didn’t make any sense to me. I think he was struggling to find anything to say in her defence and all he could manage was to stretch one point to 7 minutes
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.