{"id":558327,"date":"2026-04-30T07:30:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T07:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/558327\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T07:30:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T07:30:16","slug":"mum-murdered-baby-daughter-before-trying-to-blame-death-on-other-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/558327\/","title":{"rendered":"Mum murdered baby daughter before trying to blame death on other child"},"content":{"rendered":"

A mum has been convicted of murdering her baby daughter after trying to blame the death on another child.<\/p>\n

Nicole Blain was found guilty of killing Thea June Wilson at a flat in Greenock, Inverclyde, on July 14, 2023.<\/p>\n

She shook the baby and inflicted horrific head injuries on her.<\/p>\n

The stricken child was found to have three separate fractures to the skull, damage to the brain, and bleeding to her eyes.<\/p>\n

\"NicolePolice ScotlandNicole Blain was found guilty at the High Court in Glasgow on Wednesday, 29 April, 2026, following a trial. Police Scotland<\/p>\n

Blain was found guilty at the High Court in Glasgow on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Judge Lord Scott told her: \u201cYou have been convicted of murder \u2013 a crime for which the only sentence is life imprisonment.\u201d<\/p>\n

The jury found Blain guilty of murder by a majority. She sobbed and shouted to a support worker, \u201cTell my dad I love him\u201d, as she was led away.<\/p>\n

Blain will return to court for sentencing on May 28.<\/p>\n

\u2018Never in a million years\u2019\"NicoleSpindriftNicole Blain at the High Court in Glasgow. Spindrift<\/p>\n

Blain claimed she was awoken the afternoon of Thea\u2019s death by a neighbour coming to her door.<\/p>\n

The mum said she found Thea on the floor, without her blanket or nappy.<\/p>\n

She told the court how Thea had been sleeping in her crib when she last saw her, before she also went for a nap.<\/p>\n

She told the trial: \u201cWhen I woke up, I was in a state of shock \u2013 that shocked state has stayed with me until today.\u201d<\/p>\n

Earlier in the trial, it was heard that Blain had told Thea\u2019s paternal grandmother that another child was to blame.<\/p>\n

But Blain said that, since she was asleep, she \u201cdid not know what happened\u201d to her daughter and denied she would try to blame the other child.<\/p>\n

Jurors heard from a social worker who visited Blain\u2019s flat on the morning of the murder. Thea had been in her crib and Blain told the social worker how she was \u201ctired\u201d.<\/p>\n

Later, after she learned Thea was taken to hospital, the social worker returned to see Blain.<\/p>\n

Prosecutor Alan Cameron KC asked the woman: \u201cDid you speak to her?\u201d<\/p>\n

The witness replied: \u201cYes. The decision was made by management to go up to see how she was.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe was extremely distressed. The only thing I can recall her saying was \u2018I do not know how I will forgive (another child) for this\u2019 or words to that effect.\u201d<\/p>\n

Giving evidence herself, Blain had claimed that \u201cnever in a million years\u201d would she have deliberately harmed the child.<\/p>\n

She told jurors: \u201cI can remember the trauma of finding my daughter. I will never get it out of my head. My baby died in my arms.\u201d<\/p>\n

The prosecution claimed any suggestion that another child could have caused the injuries was \u201cnonsense\u201d.<\/p>\n

Blain denied this, adding: \u201cIn my eyes, (the other child) did not kill Thea. What happened to Thea was a tragic accident.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe only thing to blame was me being asleep, and that is something I will have to live with for the rest of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n

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