A woman in Scotland has been jailed for life for the murder of her 19-day-old daughter in what a judge described as a “violent and brutal” attack.Nicole Blaine was ordered to serve a minimum of 19 years at the High Court in Glasgow on Thursday for the death of toddler Thea Wilson in Greenock, Inverclyde, in July 2023, the Independent reports.During sentencing, Lord Scott rejected Blaine’s claims that another child inside the house was responsible for the infant’s injuries, calling the explanation “absurd”.Blaine was convicted of murder last month after a hearing in the same court, where prosecutors said the child had suffered repeated shaking and blunt force trauma.Medical evidence presented during the trial revealed that Thea had suffered three skull fractures, severe brain injuries and bleeding from both eyes. Doctors told the court that the injuries were consistent with forceful shaking and impact trauma.Jurors also heard evidence from a social worker who visited the family home hours before the incident and found the child resting in his cot. The witness later returned after emergency services were called and described Blaine as distressed and agitated.Blaine denied responsibility during the trial and claimed that he found the infant injured after waking up and answering a knock at the door. Prosecutors argued that the severity of the injuries ruled out any accidental cause.Emergency services were called to a property in Greenock on July 14 after reports a child was unwell. Thea was taken to the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow, where she later died.Following the sentencing, Detective Chief Inspector Laura Young described the case as “tragic” and said Blaine would now have to face the consequences of his actions.