News · 19 June 2026
1978 killing: Brother's 2022 tip leads to stepmum's conviction
A female individual received a 12-year prison sentence following her conviction in connection with the demise of her five-year-old stepdaughter, which occurred almost five decades prior. Janice Nix, aged 67, was determined to be responsible for the unlawful killing of Andrea Bernard, who sustained fatal wounds from scalding in a hot bath in Thornton Heath during 1978. Andrea's death was originally treated as an accident, but the case was reopened after her brother provided police with new information in 2022.
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