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Stepmum jailed for 1978 killing of girl, 5
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- Luxmy Gopal,Isleworth Crown Courtand Amy Clarke,London Metropolitan police Janice Nix was found guilty of Andrea Bernard's manslaughter and cruelty towards her brother Desmond Bernard.
- Janice Nix, 67, punished Andrea Bernard by forcing her into the piping hot water in Thornton Heath, south London, nearly 50 years ago.
- Andrea suffered severe burns to half her body and died in hospital on 13 July 1978, five weeks later.
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Luxmy Gopal,Isleworth Crown Courtand Amy Clarke,London Metropolitan police Janice Nix was found guilty of Andrea Bernard's manslaughter and cruelty towards her brother Desmond Bernard. A woman who killed her five-year-old stepdaughter by scalding her in a bath in 1978 has been jailed for 12 years.
Janice Nix, 67, punished Andrea Bernard by forcing her into the piping hot water in Thornton Heath, south London, nearly 50 years ago.
Andrea suffered severe burns to half her body and died in hospital on 13 July 1978, five weeks later. The jury heard her death had been treated as an accident until Andrea's older brother, Desmond Bernard, went to police in 2022.
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