Overview
- In statements reported Tuesday, Cousins wrote that she was not pregnant and that she faked scans, messages and a birth story while treating a doll as a real baby.
- She had announced the supposed birth on October 10 and family members say the ruse unraveled after her mother found the Reborn doll in her bedroom.
- Friend Neave McRobert said concerns mounted when no one heard the 'baby' cry, photos vanished from chats and Cousins refused to let people touch it.
- Screenshots shared by acquaintances appear to show Cousins telling the man she said was the father that the baby had died.
- Relatives and friends had bought gifts, including a £1,000 pram and a car seat, as reports noted how realistic Reborn dolls can look and behave.