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Logan Mwangi: ‘Opportunities missed’ to protect five-year-old, safeguarding review finds

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A series of missed opportunities by health and social care professionals to protect a five-year-old boy murdered by his mother, her partner and his stepson have been highlighted in a child practice review into his death.
Logan Mwangi died in August last year. Picture: South Wales Police
Logan Mwangi died in August last year. Picture: South Wales Police

Logan Mwangi was found unresponsive by a riverbank in Bridgend, south Wales, in the summer of 2021.

His mother, Angharad Williams, her partner John Cole and his 14-year-old stepson, who was 13 at the time Logan was killed, were convicted of his murder following a trial at Cardiff Crown Court earlier this year. 

The review, carried out by the Cwm Taf Morgannwg Safeguarding Board, states that Logan - referred to as Child T - presented at A&E with 31 injuries including bruising and a fracture to his arm in August 2020.

Despite concerns over the length of time it had taken the boy’s mother to seek medical advice over the injuries, “there is no evidence that information about these injuries was shared with agencies outside of the health board”.

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