LIVING DOLL

'Serial liar' accused of tricking friends and family over her baby daughter that was really a TOY

- BY BILLY GADDI

A FAKE baby scandal has rocked a Scots town after claims a young "mum" duped her friends and family into believing a doll was her newborn.

Kira Cousins, from Airdrie, is accused of wearing a prosthetic bump before pretending to give birth and parading a plastic Reborn dolly as a baby girl named Bonnie-Leigh Joyce, to deceive those closest to her.

The 22-year-old shared the announcement of her "daughter" on social media earlier this month, claiming Bonnie-Leigh arrived in the world on October 10, weighing 5lb 4oz.

In the weeks leading up to the "birth", Kira is shown sharing photos of baby scans and videos of her lavish gender reveal party, along with footage of the "baby" kicking in her tummy.

She also posted a series of pictures of newborn clothes and items loved ones bought for Bonnie-Leigh, including a £1000 pram and a car seat.

She even listed hospital appointments complications with the "baby", claiming antenatal tests had picked up a heart defect.

and But outrage erupted when Kira was outed online as a liar, with friends telling how her family and the baby's "dad" discovered six-day-old BonnieLeigh was a doll when her mum found the prop in her bedroom.