GUILTY UK - Logan Mwangi, 5, found dead in Wales River, Bridgend, 31 July 2021 *arrests, inc. minor* #5

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katydid23 said:
I've always wondered the same thing. Can the prosecution or defense seize jurors cell phones or get warrants for their phone logs if they think they broke the rules? I WOULDN'T THINK SO AND HOPE NOT...but who knows?
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March 2022, Dr Robert Nuelander was convicted a second time of murdering his wife in 2012. The husband was granted a new trial after a juror was found to have been texting about the case. (The lower court first denied a mistrial saying the juror was undecided about the defendant's guilt when she'd been texting which included a text from the juror's father stating that the husband was guilty).

Ex-Doctor Who Claimed His Wife Died by Slipping in the Shower Gets Convicted After Second Trial
 
katydid23 said:
One solid reason would be if the juror said something, let it slip out in conversation.

There have been jurors 'let go' because other jurors or court employees went to the judge to say they thought the juror had spoken about something in the news, etc.

Would that be enough for LE to come and seize one's laptop and cell?
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If a juror is suspected of misconduct and questioned under oath under the penalty of perjury, that's most likely reasonable cause for a warrant to search the juror's electronics. MOO
 
10:32PHILIP DEWEY
Trial resumes - Judge goes through evidence of HMP Eastwood inmate
The trial resumes.

Mrs Justice Jefford continues to sum up the evidence heard during the course of the trial.

The judge turns to the evidence of Joanne Brooks, an inmate at HMP Eastwood Park. She knew Williamson as “Angie” and worked as a cleaner with the defendant.

Ms Brooks said Williamson asked if she had heard of her and knew who she was. She said Williamson said: “Have you heard of the Bridgend baby, the boy who was thrown in the river. I’m his mother.”

Ms Brooks said Williamson told her she had been offered a change of identity and asked her if she wanted to see a picture of Logan. She said she showed no emotion.

She said Williamson seemed to revel in the notoriety of being the mother of the “Bridgend baby”.

Ms Brooks said Williamson told her details of the autopsy and told her Cole had beaten Logan but had been stopped from running away by the youth defendant.

The inmate said Williamson gave differing accounts about what happened and about her attendance at Logan’s funeral but told Ms Brooks “the lights would prove her innocence”.

She said after Williamson was charged with murder she asked others on the wing to support her, and said she seemed excited about television coverage.

Ms Brooks said Williamson collapsed on the floor after being charged with murder but was later seen watching Married at First Australia, eating snacks and laughing.

In cross-examination, Ms Brooks denied probing Williamson for information and picking up bits and pieces.

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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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11:11PHILIP DEWEY
Paediatrician's evidence
The next evidence to be summarised is from paediatrician Dr Deborah Stalker.

The doctor said the injury to the collarbone would have been “very painful” and Logan would have been able to explain it was painful.

There was evidence of malunion, indicative of an injury not being treated.

Dr Stalker said the head injury would have been painful and tender, caused by “a violent impact”.

She said Logan could have been knocked out straight away or his injuries would have led to unconsciousness. If he had been awake, he would have suffered headaches, vomiting, nausea and would have been disinterested in toys and games.

Eventually he would have fallen into a “deep coma”.

The witness said the injuries and symptoms would have been “obvious” to anyone caring for Logan.

She said the abdominal injuries would have also been very painful, and would have expected Logan to scream out. She said injuries were caused by severe blunt force trauma such as a “kick, knuckle punch or stamp”. She said she believed there had been at least three knuckle punches.

Logan would have suffered nausea, vomiting and would not have wanted to eat.

Pain would have been “nasty” and would have required morphine to ease the pain; paracetamol would not have been sufficient.

The abdominal injuries were the sort seen in a road traffic collision but were also indicative of an abused child.

Dr Stalker said if someone had taken Logan to a doctor he could have survived, with a death rate of less than 20%.

Williamson is sobbing in the dock as this evidence is recounted.

The witness said the amount and distribution of the external injuries would have indicated they were not accidental.

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(Could anyone take over please, my neighbour needs my help with something!)
 
Police interviews
Mrs Justice Jefford turns to the police interviews and evidence of the defendants.

She reminds the jury the youth defendant did not give evidence.

He said Logan went to bed at 8.30pm but during the night he and Cole went out to fly tip rubbish and chucked it into the river. He said they went back 20 minutes later to see if the bags had gone.

The youth said he helped Cole to get two bags through the front door and Cole threw the bags in the river and came back up.

He believed Williamson was asleep, as was Logan, who was wearing a Spiderman top and dinosaur pyjama bottoms.

In his second interview, he said Logan was “too bouncy” on the Friday. He said he heard a “big bang” after Logan had jumped off something and he saw Williamson taking ice out to him.

He said Wiliamson had shouted at Logan during the day, picked him up by his T-shirt and shouted “Tell me the truth” in his face.

He said Logan didn’t eat his dinner and was sent to his room, but two to three hours later he ate his dinner but was describing his stomach as “ouchy’

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Interviews
In his third interview, the youth said he did not see any injuries to Logan and denied hurting or injuring him.

He said he may have been confused about the bin bags and said they may have taken them out another night.

He said Cole also had something over his shoulder and did not necessarily know he was following him.

He said Cole and Williamson were talking in the bedroom, describing Williamson as “hysterical”, before he and Cole went out again. In the morning, he and Cole went out looking for Logan.

In his fourth interview, the youth denied hearing Williamson say Logan was dead.

He said he wasn’t sure if he tried to get in the bedroom and thought he may have been dreaming, he said he then did remember Williamson shouting “Logan was dead” and said what he heard must not have been a dream.

The youth said he saw Cole leaving the address so followed him but still thought what they were doing was fly tipping.

He repeated he thought he was dreaming Logan was dead and recounted Logan throwing a dinosaur toy which bounced back and hit him.

He said Logan was refusing to get in the shower and was being “an *advertiser censored**hole”.

He denied knowing how Logan was caused his injuries and denied causing them.

In his final interview, the youth was told Williamson had accused him and Cole of assaulting Logan on the Thursday, which he denied.

He denied Cole punished Logan harshly and said there was a row over Logan putting “a booger” on Williamson’s stereo.

The youth claimed he chased after Williamson after she left the house because she suffered seizures and he didn’t want her to fall on the concrete.


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Cole's interviews
Mrs Justice Jefford now turns to Cole’s police interview and evidence during the trial.

In his interviews, Cole submitted four prepared statements. He said he was woken in the early hours of July 31 by Williamson who said Logan was dead.

He said neither he or Williamson had hit them in the tummy. He said he and Williamson were panicking and didn’t know whether to call the police.

The defendant said the youth was reacting to the noise but didn’t enter the bedroom.

He added: “One of us said ‘Take him out’, I picked him up, carried him out and took him to the river.”

He said he was not aware the youth had followed him. When he got back to the flat, he said Williamson passed him the pyjama top and said “We need to get rid of this.”

Cole said they agreed to report Logan missing in the morning.

In his second police interview, he told police where they could find the pyjama top.

In a third prepared statement, he said he and Williamson had been “struggling with Logan” and in his fourth prepared statement he denied Williamson’s claims he and the youth attacked Logan on the Thursday.
 
Cole's evidence in court
Referring to Cole’s evidence in court, the judge said the defendant spoke about his background and his relationship with Williamson which he described as “amazing”.

He said Logan “struggled” and began feeling jealous.

The defendant accepted he told Rhiannon Hales he “struggled” with Logan.

He gave evidence about punishments to Logan and made him do press ups to “burn off energy”. He also said he wouldn’t give him takeaway food “if he had been really naughty”. He said his relationship with Logan was good and he taught him how to read, draw and colour.

He agreed he and Williamson shouted at the children - but he denied ever using violence against Williamson.

Cole was asked about injuries to Logan and he said no one was with Logan when he fell down the stairs and broke his arm. He said Williamson tried to put the arm back and that the burn to the boy’s neck was caused when Williamson put a hot coffee spoon on his neck.

He said he was not aware of a fracture to Logan’s collarbone.

The defendant was asked about the visit to Ben Mwangi and he said he did not have an issue with it. He said Logan had said that he saw Williamson and Mr Mwangi kissing but Williamson denied this.

He said on one occasion Williamson picked Logan up and shouted ‘Stop *advertiser censored***** lying’ in his face.

He said he and Williamson took Covid seriously and after Logan tested positive, Logan was isolated in his bedroom but “couldn’t understand that”. He said they put a mask on him and asked him to turn away when delivering food.

Cole denied he and the youth attacked Logan on Thursday, July 29, and claimed Williamson shook Logan by the arms before storming out of the house.

Mrs Justice Jefford gives the jury a 15 minute break.

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Case resumes
The trial resumes.

Mrs Justice Jefford refers to the evidence of John Cole in relation to the day before Logan’s body was found.

Cole said Logan was “in the naughty corner a lot” and he smacked the back of Logan’s hand and “clipped” the back of his head.

He said he had to pick Logan up a few times when he was lying on the floor and dropped him on the floor. He said Logan was growling at him.

He said Williamson also went to hit Logan over the head but caught his cheek, and ripped his dinosaur top.

Cole said Logan didn’t eat his food and showered him but he was climbing out of the bath and running around.

He said they tried to put him to bed at 8pm but Cole said he went to bed at midnight when Logan was “still kicking off”.

He said just after midnight he was woken to Williamson screaming “Logan is dead”. He said he saw Logan on the bed “scrunched up” and tried to carry out CPR

Williamson can be seen animatedly talking to Cole in the dock.

Cole said he helped to put a Spiderman top on Logan and he got a Nike bag before taking Logan out and putting him by the riverbank.

It was then he noticed the youth had followed him but he didn’t believe the youth had seen Logan.

He said Williamson asked him to dump the pyjama top and the plan was made to report Logan missing in the morning.

The defendant said he asked what had happened to Logan, he said Williamson had told him it was a “freak accident”. He denied killing Logan


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Angharad Williamson’s police interviews
The judge now turns to Angharad Williamson’s police interviews.

In her first interview, Williamson said she was anxious to help and do everything she could to find out what had happened to Logan.

She gave an account of what happened to the officers, claiming she had put Logan to bed, slept through the night and woke up to find Logan was missing.

An officer told her the lights in Logan’s room appeared to be going on and off and two figures were seen leaving 5 Lower Llansantffraid carrying a small shape.

The defendant appeared to express surprise people had been seen leaving the property.

She said Logan was wearing mismatched pyjamas.

In the next interview, Williamson was asked about the lights and curtains in Logan’s room. She said it wasn’t her because she was asleep.

Williamson denied Cole’s account that she had lied to the police and had fabricated Logan’s disappearance.

She described Logan’s behaviour on the Friday as attention seeking and Cole was being strict on him by making him face the wall. She said they had been “struggling” with Logan’s behaviour.

Williamson denied throwing him on the bed but said she put Logan on the bed.

She said Cole was “trying to pass the blame” and said he had told her he had an IPP sentence of 99 years.

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