Logan Mwangi: man accused of murder had string of convictions for violence

John Cole is on trial at Cardiff crown court alongside boy's mother and teenager

A man accused of murdering five-year-old Logan Mwangi has a string of previous convictions including for violence and once claimed he was an ex-special forces soldier, a jury has been told.

John Cole, who is on trial alongside Logan's mother, Angharad Williamson, and a 14-year-old boy, has convictions including assault causing actual bodily harm, battery and possessing a blade in public as well as offences of dishonesty.