Logan Mwangi murder trial latest as mum gives evidence
I have nothing in my life. The only thing I can do now is get justice for Logan'
Prosecutor Caroline Rees QC begins her cross-examination of Angharad Williamson.
She said: “You said yesterday you had enough of the lies and you’re here to tell the truth. When did you adopt that as your attitude to telling the truth?
Willaimson said: “I have nothing in my life. The only thing I can do now is get justice for Logan.”
The prosecutor refers to Williamson changing her account in her police interviews.
Ms Rees said: “Your five-year-old had suffered serious abdominal injuries. Were you thinking of getting justice for Logan then?"
Williamson said: “Yes I was.”
Ms Rees said: “Why did you not tell the truth in the first four interviews?” Williamson said: “Because I was scared.”
Ms Rees said: “Is that getting justice for Logan?” Williamson said: “No it’s selfish behaviour…. I was when I was doing that yes.”
Ms Rees said: “You were looking after your own interests.” Williamson said: “Yes, I was protecting myself.”
Ms Rees said: “When you were asked about abdominal injuries you didn’t think saying he was punched repeatedly to the stomach area had anything to do with that?”
Williamson said: “I didn’t think it was that hard… The injury Logan sustained on the Thursday were not the ones that killed him. He would have been in pain throughout the Friday and we would have seen that.”
Referring to her interviews the defendant added: “I wasn’t together… I was a complete mess.”
Ms Rees said: “You were together enough to tell determined lies…. You had formed a strategy, a strategy where the endgame was protecting yourself.”
Williamson said: “Yeah, I was scared.”
Ms Rees said: “And you’re doing that now. Everything we see and hear is part of your plan.”
Williamson said: “I don’t care about my life any more Miss…. I’ve nothing to lose any more. Owning up to lies isn’t going to gain me.”
Ms Rees said: “Yes it is, you’ve got more to gain now than ever.”
Williamson said: “I’ve lost everything.”
Ms Rees said: “Your gain is getting off a murder charge.”
Crrying, Williamson said: “I never murdered my child, I didn’t hurt my child, I loved my child.”
Ms Rees continues her questioning and refers to the alleged assault on Logan by Cole and the youth on July 29.
She said: “If you loved Logan why didn’t you call the police?”
Williamson said: “I ran outside and I thought I made enough of a commotion for someone to help us but nobody did.”
Ms Rees said: “But they did…. What did you do to get help for Logan?”
Williamson said: “I screamed and shouted.”
Ms Rees said: “You didn’t shout about your five-year-old child being assaulted. Did you say: ‘My five-year-old child has just been attacked by an adult man'?”
Williamson said: “No I didn’t.”
Ms Rees said: “And you didn’t tell anyone that, until after the fourth interview with police, you had witnessed the assault by John Cole on Logan.”
Williamson said: “I was in shock… It’s not every day you see a child get hit. He was my little boy.”
Ms Rees said: “It’s revolting, it’s child abuse. And what did you do about it?”
Williamson said: “I ran to get help, I thought I made enough of a commotion.”
Ms Rees said: “You had neutral people there to help and you did nothing.”
Williamson said: “I screamed and shouted and nobody came.”