Woman in court accused of killing child by scalding her in bath in 1978

Janice Nix, 66, appeared in court accused of manslaughter in relation to the death of a child in 1978 (Steve Parsons/PA) - (PA Archive)

A 66-year-old woman has appeared in court accused of killing a child by scalding her in a hot bath in 1978.

Janice Nix 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.