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Step-mother who scalded 5-year-old is sentenced to 12 years

Janet Nix, who was found guilty of the manslaughter of her five-year-old step-daughter by scalding her in a hot bath in Thornton Heath in 1978, has today at Isleworth Crown Court been sentenced to 12 years in jail. Andrea Bernard … Continue reading

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Step-mum Nix found guilty of killing five-year-old in 1978

Janet Nix, the pensioner accused of killing her five-year-old step-daughter in Thornton Heath in July 1978, was today found guilty of the manslaughter of Andrea Bernard after new evidence led detectives to open an investigation almost half a century after … Continue reading

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