India, Oct. 21 -- A 22-year-old woman from Scotland is at the centre of a controversy after she allegedly faked a pregnancy, staged a baby shower, and later presented a lifelike doll as her newborn daughter before claiming the "baby" had died.

According to a report by The Mirror, the woman, identified as Kira Cousins, is accused of wearing a prosthetic baby bump, sharing scan photos and videos online, and even holding a gender reveal before announcing the "birth" of a girl she called Bonnie-Leigh Joyce. She reportedly posted that the baby weighed over 5 pounds and had been born earlier this month.

Over several weeks, Kira allegedly documented hospital appointments and told family and friends that the baby had a heart defect detected dur...