Mother's Toddler Murder Conviction Quashed

A woman has had her conviction for murdering her toddler son quashed by appeal judges.

No reason was given for the decision to overturn Kimberley Hainey's life sentence, which was issued in December, 2011, for the murder of her son Declan in their home in Paisley in Renfrewshire.

It is expected the court will hear the opinion of judges Lord Clarke, Lord Mackay of Drumadoon and Lord Drummond Young on Thursday.

Hainey, 38, was originally told she would serve a minimum of 15 years for the murder.

Declan's mummified body was was discovered in March 2010, when he would have been 23 months old.

He was last seen alive when he was 15 months old.

During the judge's sentencing, Lord Woolman told Hainey: "Declan's first birthday took place in April, 2009, he appeared to have all his life in front of him.

"He was surrounded by a loving family and people thought you were a loving mother. A few months later he was dead.

"You were Declan's carer. You did not allow others to get close to him. Instead you isolated him from your family, your neighbours, your friends and from the welfare services.

"None of them thought that Declan's life was at risk. You engineered that situation.

"You embarked on a systematic and elaborate course of conduct to prevent people knowing, or suspecting, that Declan was dead.

"It was a lengthy course of deceit that prevented proper inquiries being made."

The judge acknowledged that Hainey had struggled with drink and drugs and that her son's death was a "huge tragedy" for her, as she said she loved the boy "more than anything in the world".

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