10:33PHILIP DEWEY
Prison letter
The judge refers to a letter written by Williamson to her mother in which she said she had been put in prison for her own protection. She said Cole admitted moving the child and she was “not the monster” portrayed in the media and her innocence would be proved in the trial.
10:36PHILIP DEWEY
Evidence of Youth defendant comments upon arrest
Mrs Justice Jefford turns to comments made by the youth defendant following his arrest for Logan’s murder.
He said: ““I love kids, I *advertiser censored***** love kids, I love punching kids in the head, it’s orgasmic.”
He also wrote in an activity ringbinder “I’m scared of going to prison.
On another occasion, the youth said: “Where are the kids, I want to kill all the kids” and “I did some bad stuff which I’m not allowed to talk about.”
In comments made to social worker Debbie Williams, the youth said: “My brother’s dead…. We didn’t hurt him.”
10:45PHILIP DEWEY
Medical evidence
The judge next refers to the medical evidence, first of pathologist Dr John Williams.
The court previously heard Logan had suffered 56 external injuries and marks on Logan’s body.
An internal examination showed extensive deep scalp bruising to the back of Logan’s head, bleeding to the lower abdomen and mid part of the back.
There were tears to the liver and bowel and a tear and degloving injury to the duodenum.
There was also extensive bleeding in the bowel, a fracture to the left collarbone which was believed to be several weeks old.
Williamson cries as this evidence is recounted by the judge.
The doctor indicated there was a period of survival after the injuries were caused, potentially several hours. He said it was possible Logan could have died within an hour or two of the injuries being caused.
He said the injuries were indicative of severe localised blunt force injury caused by a blow, kick or weapon.
The cause of death was given as blunt force abdominal injury and head injury.
10:49PHILIP DEWEY
Neurologist's evidence
Neurologist Dr George Lammie said there was evidence of more than trauma to the head.
A period of 36 hours was given as the minimum time the earlier head injury had been caused, but could have been caused days previously.
The court heard there was evidence of axonal injuries to Logan’s brain, normally associated with road traffic accidents and falls from heights.
Dr Lammie said these injuries could only be caused if the victim had suffered at least an hour or two after the injuries had been caused, but could have survived for a longer period.
There was also evidence of hypoxic ischemic injury, which normally requires survival of four to six hours to appear. He said in Logan’s case this could have been a time less than that.
Dr Lammie said Logan would have survived “some time” after sustaining the injuries, ranging from one-and-a-half to six hours, but could be less.
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