Respectfully, I disagree ... I think they couldn't have possibly known just how serious Logans internal injuries were. Not even medical professionals can assess internal injuries or beain injuries without a CT or MRI scan or an autopsy.
And ... if they had known Logan was fatally injured and were 'waiting' for him to die, they'd have been better prepared and planned for what came next.
This is no 3 way masterminded plan.
I don't believe the boy will have been in the thick of it for all of it.
I think he absolutely assaulted Logan but after that, went on about his normal day & night and when Logan was discovered dead, the 2 adults will have tried to - initially at least - keep the boy away while they decided what to do.
Have you ever seen how sick someone is that has injuries like ruptured liver and a tear in the bowels? Do you know how painful that is?
The doctor described the symptoms that would have been present. Logan would have been very pale and possibly sweaty, and in extreme pain. Even touching him would make him wince in pain. He would not be able to eat or go the bathroom without tremendous pain.
He had a broken collarbone, large bruises covering his body, and a large head wound.
And there was blood seeped into his mattress. He was sleeping in his own blood.
How could they not know he needed medical treatment?
How can we pretend they did not know how seriously injured this little boy was? Just read this long list of injuries and imagine your 5 yr old having all of them at once---you wouldn't know he needed immediate help?
The doctor said :
His internal injuries, described as so severe they were more likely to be found in a victim of a high-velocity car accident or fall from a great height, included a large tear to his liver and another to his small bowel.
[How sick do you think he would appear if he had injuries that mimicked a high velocity car accident or a fall from a great height?
He would be in severe pain, doubled over, crying and whining, if not semi-conscious at times.]
[And these injuries occurred over a span of days and weeks. So they had plenty of time to see how painful his injuries were becoming. ]
"Some of the injuries, including the brain damage, could have been caused up to two days before Logan died, Dr Williams said."
Logan Mwangi had internal injuries 'consistent with child abuse', court told | ITV News
Logan, who was three feet tall and weighed just over three stone, had 14 bruises and grazes to his head and neck alone, with dozens more to his body, legs, feet, arms and hands.
His internal injuries, described as so severe they were more likely to be found in a victim of a high-velocity car accident or fall from a great height, included a large tear to his liver and another to his small bowel.
There was also a degloving injury to the duodenum, the first part of the small intestine, which Dr Williams said was generally rare in children but that studies have found are "commonly recorded in abused children".
He had also suffered a broken collarbone and "very traumatic damage to his brain".
Dr Williams concluded Logan had died from "severe blunt force trauma".
He added: "In the absence of a high velocity accident it must be considered he died as a result of inflicted injuries made by a blow or blows, kick or kicks, impact or impacts with a weapon."
Some of the injuries, including the brain damage, could have been caused up to two days before Logan died, Dr Williams said.
