Stepmother found guilty of killing five-year-old girl in scalding bath

Added: 2026-06-01

[00:00:00]Hi, Janet.

[00:00:02]I don't know whether you recognize me.

[00:00:03]DC Fran Homer.

[00:00:05]We met a couple of years ago.

[00:00:07]>> Yeah.

[00:00:08]>> Yes. Um I need to speak to you privately, but at the moment I need your passport and your phone, please.

[00:00:19]>> There's my phone.

[00:00:20]>> Thank you very much.

[00:00:22]I'm not going to do anything with them.

[00:00:22]It's just so you can't make any calls.

[00:00:24]That's all it is.

[00:00:32]Passport. Thank you very much. This is one passport?

[00:00:35]>> Yeah, I've got my Antigua >> Can I have that as well then, please?

[00:00:37]Thank you very much. Cheers. That's great. If you just grab your stuff.

[00:00:41]>> Yeah.

[00:00:41]>> Yep.

[00:00:42]Everything I don't You've got anything up above you?

[00:00:44]You sure? I just want you to leave anything here. Just make sure you've got absolutely everything.

[00:00:48]Okay?

[00:00:48]>> Yes.

[00:00:49]>> Yep.

[00:00:50]Absolutely certain you've got everything?

[00:00:51]>> Yes.

[00:00:51]>> Okay.

[00:00:53]>> You're under arrest. Okay, for the manslaughter of Andrea Bernard on the 13th of July, 1978.

[00:00:59]You're also under arrest for the um assault and ill-treatment of Desmond Bernard between the 1st of October, 1975 and the 5th of June, 1978.

[00:01:10]Okay, you do not have to say anything, but it may harm your defense if you do not mention when questioned something which you later rely on in court.

[00:01:16]Anything you do say may be given in evidence. All right? Your arrest is necessary to prevent your disappearance and hinder any prosecution.

[00:01:25]All right?

[00:01:27]>> Thank you very