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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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Pensioner denies charges over 5-year-old’s 1978 bath death

Janet Nix, the pensioner accused of killing a five-year-old girl in Thornton Heath in 1978, has denied the charges. Nix, 66, appeared at the Old Bailey yesterday where she denied one count of manslaughter. Nix had been charged last month … Continue reading

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Nix charged with manslaughter over 1978 death of 5-year-old

More details emerged in court yesterday when 66-year-old Janice Nix appeared charged with the manslaughter of a five-year-old girl in Thornton Heath in 1978. Andrea Bernard died in hospital a month after being admitted for injuries sustained in a scalding … Continue reading

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Woman charged over 1978 death of Thornton Heath child

A 66-year-old woman has been charged in connection with the death of a five-year-old girl in Thornton Heath in 1978. Janice Nix, of Rodenhurst Road in Clapham, was charged yesterday following an investigation by the Met’s homicide cold case team. … Continue reading

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