A TEENAGER has been charged with murder in connection with the death of a five-year-old boy near Bridgend.

Detectives investigating the death of five-year old Logan Mwangi from Sarn, Bridgend have charged a 14 year-old boy with murder.

He will appear before Cardiff Magistrates Court this morning.

Logan’s body was found in the Ogmore River near Pandy Park in Bridgend on Saturday, July 31, after police were called to a report of a missing child.

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He was taken to the Princess of Wales Hospital, where it was confirmed he had died.

Family friends have paid tribute to Logan, who they described as “kind, funny, polite, handsome & clever”, on social media.