A woman has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for killing her five-year-old stepdaughter by placing her in a scalding hot bath in 1978.
Janice Nix Sentenced
Janice Nix, 67, who had denied the manslaughter of Andrea Bernard, was found guilty at a prior court hearing in May. The court heard that Nix punished the child by forcing her to take the bath at their home in Thornton Heath, south London, nearly five decades ago.
Nix was jailed at Isleworth Crown Court on Friday. This is a developing story, with further details to follow.
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