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Mum Who Blamed Another Child for Her Baby's Death Found Guilty of Murder
Medical evidence said Thea suffered three skull fractures and brain damage from violent shaking and repeated impact, not an accidental drop.
- On Wednesday, jurors at the High Court in Glasgow convicted Nicole Blain, 30, of murdering her 19-day-old daughter, Thea June Wilson, who died in July 2023.
- Blain claimed she awoke from a nap to find Thea on the floor, alleging another child at the flat caused the injuries, but prosecutors dismissed this as 'nonsense' citing 'significant non-accidental head trauma.'
- Pathologist Leighanne Deboys concluded the baby suffered 'forceful' movement and blunt force trauma, with injuries including three skull fractures and broken ribs consistent with violent shaking and impact.
- Lord Scott remanded Blain in custody, stating she faces a mandatory life sentence, with the judge set to determine the minimum imprisonment period at a sentencing hearing next month.
- After the verdict, Lord Scott called the case a 'thankfully unusual case involving the murder of a baby,' as trial testimony showed Blain had claimed to be 'struggling' with post-natal depression.
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