Mother guilty of murdering baby who died with 'catastrophic' injuries

Mother guilty of murdering baby who died with 'catastrophic' injuries6 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleBBCA mother has been found guilty of murdering her 19-day-old daughter, who died with "catastrophic" injuries including broken ribs and three skull fractures. Nicole Blain claimed she found baby Thea Wilson lying on the floor of her Greenock flat in July 2023, and had suggested the newborn had been dropped by another child. But jurors at the High Court in Glasgow found the 30-year-old guilty of killing her young daughter.The trial heard evidence that some of Thea's injuries had been caused by blunt force trauma, while others indicated she may have been shaken.SpindriftNicole Blain stood trial at the High Court in GlasgowOn the day of Thea's death, Blain was visited in the morning by a social worker who said the baby was in her crib, and that the mother had complained of feeling tired. Blain was due to take Thea to visit her paternal grandmother Laura Wilson in Ayrshire later that day.But early in the afternoon Blain called Wilson's mobile phone. The call was answered by her husband Alan, who told the court he had heard a child squealing in the background. "It was piercing and extremely loud. I thought it was an older child doing it, but then I realised it was the baby who was screaming," he told the court.Blain then told Thea's grandmother she had found the baby with a bump on her head - and said she had called an ambulance. Later, when they met at the hospital, Blain told her another child who was in the flat "had done it". Blain had also spoken on the phone earlier to a support worker, telling her that another child had taken Thea out of the cot and dropped her. When the support worker arrived at the flat she dialled 999 after seeing that Thea was cold, not making any sounds and looked an "awful colour". Mother accused of murdering baby says it was a 'tragic accident'Giv...