Mother who murdered baby daughter jailed for at least 19 years

A mother who murdered her baby daughter has been jailed for a minimum of 19 years after being given a life sentence.

Nicole Blain was found guilty last month of killing her 19-day old child Thea Wilson, after she died from injuries that suggested blunt force trauma or being shaken.

Blain claimed she found her daughter lying on the floor of her Greenock flat on 14 July 2023, and said the newborn had been dropped by another child.

At the High Court in Glasgow, Judge Lord Scott dismissed that as a "patently absurd" version of events, and said Blain had carried out "catastrophic deadly violence" on Thea.

The judge added that Blain's claims were "a feeble attempt to evade responsibility" from her crimes.

Dozens of members of the public gathered in court, and cries of "monster" rang out in the public gallery as Blain was led away to begin her sentence.

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