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Quebec woman who scalded young boy over prank back in court for sentencing
Stéphanie Borel admitted frustration over repeated doorbell pranks and was sentenced to 27 months for causing second-degree burns to a 10-year-old boy, his family said.
- On Jan. 28, 2026, Stéphanie Borel was sentenced to 27 months in prison at the Longueuil courthouse, Quebec.
- The defendant pleaded guilty last September to aggravated assault, acknowledging she acted out of frustration over children repeatedly ringing her doorbell in a ding-dong-ditch prank.
- Borel opened her door before the 10-year-old boy could ring the bell and tossed boiling water, causing serious burns to about four per cent of his body on Oct. 2, 2024.
- Quebec court Judge Marc Antoine Carette agreed with a joint recommendation from the Crown and defence, and Borel has been detained since her bail was revoked last October with 20 months left.
- At the Longueuil courthouse, prosecutors prepared sentencing arguments as the Crown prosecutor was expected to argue for jail time, while the boy's family described constant fear and pleaded for a prison sentence.
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Stéphanie Borel pleaded guilty to a charge of serious assault last September.
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Stéphanie Borel, 47, had thrown a hot water cauldron on a 10-year-old child who was passing on her field with her classmates in Longueuil.
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Le Journal de QuebecA woman who sprayed boiling water a 10-year-old child in Longueuil was sentenced to 27 months in detention.
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"A major trauma." Stéphanie Borel was sentenced to 27 months in prison for scrubbing a 10-year-old boy in Longueuil in October 2024.
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