Sentenced: Glasgow Mum, Nicole Blain, Found Guilty Of Killing Newborn After Blaming Another Child

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Nicole Blain, 30, was found guilty at the High Court in Glasgow during a trial over the death of her newborn daughter, Thea Wilson.

The young baby died in July 2023 after suffering “catastrophic” injuries at Ms Blain’s flat in Scotland.

The court heard that the infant sustained three skull fractures, brain damage, broken ribs, and bleeding behind the eyes.

During the trial, Ms Blain claimed she didn’t know what happened because she had taken a nap with Thea asleep in her crib and was woken up by a neighbour at the door, before finding the baby on the floor.

Ms Blain went on to say she believed it must have been a “tragic accident” caused by another child also staying with her.

However, prosecutors dismissed the claims as “nonsense” while presenting medical evidence to the jury.

Pathologist Leighanne Deboys told the court that Thea’s injuries were consistent with blunt force trauma and being violently shaken.

https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/glasgow-mum-nicole-blain-found-guilty-of-killing-newborn-after-blaming-another-child/news-story/169f0782eca61b2dc650900a01a3f45e

 

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Thea

 

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That must have taken a 20 lb bag of flour,poor kid.

 

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I guess Ms. Brain never notices what happens, for her two brain cells are in vacation permanently.

 

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Nicole Blain, the Scottish mother convicted of murdering her newborn daughter after claiming another child caused the fatal injuries, was sentenced to life in prison and heckled as a “monster” while being led out of the courtroom.

Blain, 30, was ordered to serve a minimum of 19 years behind bars after being sentenced at the High Court in Glasgow, Scotland, according to the BBC.

The sentencing comes about a month after Blain was convicted of murdering her 19-day-old daughter, Thea Wilson, whom prosecutors said died after suffering catastrophic injuries, including multiple skull fractures and broken ribs.

Judge Lord Scott rejected Blain’s claim that another child had caused the injuries, calling her account a “patently absurd” version of events, the BBC reported.

“Rather than love, protect and nurture her, what Thea received from you was catastrophic deadly violence,” the judge told Blain, per the outlet.

“It could not have been caused by a fall or being dropped,” Judge Scott said at sentencing, according to the BBC. “Despite persistent attempts to suggest it, what was done was not by another child, but by you, the main person responsible for the care of baby Thea.”

The judge also described Blain’s efforts to blame another child as “a feeble attempt to evade responsibility” for the crime, per the outlet.

According to the BBC, cries of “monster” rang out from the public gallery as Blain was led away to begin serving her sentence.

https://people.com/mom-heckled-as-monster-after-killing-newborn-sentenced-to-life-11986679