Logan Mwangi’s father said Angharad Williamson texted him that he would not see their son again after she started dating her new partner.
Logan, once a “smiling, cheerful little boy”, was found dead in the River Ogmore in Bridgend on the morning of July 31, 2021.
He suffered 56 external cuts and bruises and “catastrophic” internal injuries that have been likened to those seen in a high-speed car crash.
His mother Anharad Williamson and stepfather John Cole were jailed for life for his murder at Cardiff Crown Court on Thursday, June 30.
A 14-year-old boy – who can now be named as Craig Mulligan after a judge lifted an anonymity order – was also convicted of Logan’s murder and sentenced to 15 years.
Craig Mulligan, John Cole and Anharad Williams were jailed for the murder of Logan Mwangi.
Looking at pictures of his son while being interviewed on Good Morning Britain on Tuesday morning (July 5), Logan’s biological father, Benjamin Mwangi, said: ‘It’s never going to get any easier. Maybe in time it might, but right now it really isn’t.
“I don’t think anyone can find the words to try to explain why any parent would treat their child this way.
Ben, who lives in Essex, has not seen Logan for around three years and is now campaigning for a change in the law. He and Anharad Williamson split in August 2016.
Speaking to GMB’s Susanna Reid and Ed Balls, he said: ‘Having not seen Logan for such a long time, I had absolutely no knowledge or any idea what was going on.
“When their (Angharad and John Cole) relationship started, that was the last time I had contact with Logan.
“I had spoken to him a few times on the phone when he was visiting his grandmother. Also, I had no idea what was going on with Logan.
“I was prevented from seeing it by her (Angharad) and John Cole. We were parents, but as soon as Cole came on the scene, everything changed completely.
Ben, who lives in Essex, has not seen Logan for about three years. He and Anharad Williamson split in August 2016. Credit: GMB
“He said I talk too much to her, but obviously we’re only going to talk about Logan.
“Then it all just fell apart and she texted me that Logan had a family now, that he didn’t need me in his life and that I wasn’t going to see him again.”
Ben Mwangi says he was not told when Logan was placed on the child protection register and assigned a social worker.
He is now campaigning to make it law for estranged parents to be told if their child is being looked after by social workers.
Logan Mwangi
He said: “That’s exactly what Logan’s Law will be.
“It allows estranged parents like me to know when their child is known to social services.
“If I had any idea that Logan was famous, I would have gone and got him. I would work with the police and social services and say, “I’m getting my son’s things and getting him out of this hostile environment. If he’s in danger, let’s keep him safe.”
“Sometimes people are really jealous of ex-partners, but if you have a child with someone else, it’s just going to be inevitable. Co-parenting needs to happen. It is in the best interest of the child.”
Logan’s body was found partially submerged in the water, wearing dinosaur pajama bottoms and a Spiderman top, just 250 meters from his home.
Ben is campaigning to make it law for estranged parents to be told whether their child is being looked after by social workers.
Ben added: “One of the hardest things was knowing that Logan had a survival gap.
“If he had been given medical attention, he had an 80% chance of survival. That was probably the hardest part.
“We will never know exactly what happened in Logan’s home when he was killed. We now know that all three of his killers had a role in a prolonged and brutal attack that ultimately led to his death and the ensuing cover-up.
“One of the things that will always live with me is about Logan’s final moments, there were three people in that household who knew exactly what happened to Logan. Now, they’re in jail, they’ll never tell me, you’ll never tell anyone exactly what happened to him.”
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