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JANICE NIX, 66, APPEARED AT UXBRIDGE MAGISTRATES' COURT TODAY AFTER SHE ALLEGEDLY FORCED ANDREA BERNARD INTO A VERY HOT BATH THAT SCALDED 50 PER CENT OF HER BODY 13:13, 19 Feb
2025Updated 13:13, 19 Feb 2025 A woman accused of scaling a five-year-old girl to death by forcing her into a boiling hot bath has appeared in court. Janice Nix, 66, was charged on Tuesday
over the death of five-year-old Andrea Bernard, who was taken to hospital after she suffered burns in Thornton Heath, south London, on June 6 1978, the Metropolitan Police said. Andrea was
treated at a hospital in Croydon before being transferred to a specialist burns unit in East Grinstead, West Sussex, but died from her injuries on July 13 that year. The defendant, of
Rodenhurst Road, Clapham, south-west London, appeared at Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday. The court heard that on June 6 1978, Andrea had been forced into a very hot bath which
scalded 50 per cent of her body. Nix is also accused of cruelty to Andrea’s brother Desmond Bernard between October 1 1975 and June 6 1978, when he was eight. The defendant was aged between
16 and 19 at the time of the alleged incidents. Article continues below At the short hearing, the 66-year-old spoke only to confirm her name, age and address. Nix wore a navy blue hoodie in
the dock and was read the charges against her. The Metropolitan Police said the force launched an investigation into Andrea’s death in September 2022. The court heard the incident was
reported to police at that time by Mr Bernard, who is now an adult. Nix was freed on bail with conditions including to surrender her passports and not to travel to any international travel
hubs. She is set to appear at Isleworth Crown Court on March 19.