Kimberley Hainey, Mother Who Murdered Her Toddler Son, Jailed For Life

Mother Who Murdered Toddler Son Jailed For Life

A woman who murdered her toddler son and concealed his body has been jailed for life and told she must serve a minimum of 15 years.

Kimberley Hainey, 37, was found guilty on Thursday by a majority verdict last month of murdering her son Declan at a flat in Bruce Road, Paisley, Renfrewshire.

She was also convicted of failing to report Declan's death to police or other authorities and of concealing his body at the flat.

At the High Court in Glasgow, she was handed the life sentence and told she will spend a minimum of 15 years behind bars.

Declan's body was found at the family home in 2010 but experts said he had been dead for several months. The images, released by prosecutors, show the flat overflowing with debris and waste. Mouldy milk bottles and empty food packets litter the floor, punctuated only by soft toys and children's clothes. An abandoned buggy stands redundant in a corner, surrounded by old towels and plastic bags.

One picture shows a travel cot or playpen filled with empty plastic bottles, while another shows a sofa obscured by an old duvet and cans.

The incident was described as "harrowing and distressing" by police officers, after the toddler's corpse was discovered at the flat on 30 March. When he was found, he would have been nearly two. The cause of Declan's death is still unknown but reports suggest he was last seen alive when he was 15 months old.

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