The teenage killer of innocent schoolboy Logan Mwangi has now been named following an application from the media after the three murderers were locked up for a combined 72 years. Ever since he first appeared in court charged with Logan's murder killer Craig Mulligan has been anonymised in media reporting.
The identity of the 14-year-old, who was just 13 at the time of the killing, was protected by a court order under Section 45 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 due to the defendant being under 18 years old and legally considered a juvenile. This prevented the publication of his name, address, identity of school or educational establishment he attended, any place of work, or a still or moving image of him.
Once the guilty verdict had been delivered by the jury an application was made by representatives of the media to revoke the Section 45 order. This was then put back to be dealt with at the same time as the sentencing hearing. Following the sentencing of Cole, Williamson, and Mulligan the trial judge agreed to this application due to the serious nature of the conviction and Mulligan’s identity could be reported.
