Doctor failed to report Logan’s injuries year before murder

A DOCTOR who saw five-year-old Logan Mwangi covered in bruises a year before he was murdered by his family did not raise safeguarding concerns, a review has found.

Logan was fatally attacked in his home in Sarn, Bridgend in South Wales before his body was left in the river Ogmore on July 31 last year.

Angharad Williamson, 31, his mother, John Cole, 40, his stepfather, and Craig Mulligan, 14, his stepbrother, were convicted of murder and received life sentences following a trial at Cardiff Crown Court earlier this year.

A child practice review by the Cwm Taf Morgannwg Safeguarding Board has now identified what it believes may be “systemic” issues with safeguarding children, including a failure to report injuries that Logan suffered months before his death.

It found that during one hospital visit on Aug 16, 2020, when he was seen by a paediatric consultant, a doctor who saw extensive bruising on his body did not raise safeguarding concerns.

The review also highlighted that the pandemic limited the family’s contact with agencies and hampered “optimum child protection processes”.

“As a result of this extended childpractice review, key learning has been identified,” the report states. “The review panel believes these issues may be systemic, and not isolated instances of individual error or poor practice.”

The report makes 15 recommendations, including urging Cwm Taf Morgannwg Health Board to commission an independent review into its practice and management of identifying and investigating non-accidental injuries in children.