Stepmum jailed for 1978 killing of girl, 5 (opens original article in a new tab)

A woman was jailed for 12 years after being found guilty of killing her five-year-old stepdaughter by scalding her in a bath in 1978. The crime was uncovered when the victim's brother reported it in 2022.

• Janice Nix was jailed for 12 years for manslaughter and cruelty in 1978
• Nix scalded her stepdaughter Andrea in a bath, leading to her death five weeks later
• Andrea's brother Desmond reported the crime in 2022, leading to Nix's conviction