Overview
- Multiple UK outlets report that 22-year-old Kira Cousins from Airdrie is accused of staging a pregnancy and presenting a Reborn doll as a newborn named Bonnie-Leigh Joyce.
- Cousins posted ultrasound images, a gender reveal and, on October 10, claimed a birth at 5lb 4oz, later describing a suspected heart defect and hospital checks.
- In a short TikTok statement, she wrote that her mother entered her room and found "it to be a doll" before relatives confronted her.
- Friend Neave McRobert says concerns grew after no one heard the "baby" cry and she was not allowed to be held, sharing screenshots and alleging Cousins texted the presumed father that "Bonnie-Leigh died."
- Family and friends say they provided gifts including a reported £1,000 pram, and reports note there has been no police statement or confirmed investigation.