MONTREAL — A Quebec woman who scalded a 10-year-old boy at her door with boiling water last year, frustrated by being the victim of a doorbell prank, has pleaded guilty to aggravated assault.

Stéphanie Borel, 47, entered the guilty plea at the Longueuil, Que., courthouse south of Montreal on Thursday.

The Crown and defence didn’t agree on a sentence, and her case will return to court on Jan. 28, 2026, for arguments. The Crown told reporters she intends to seek jail time.

The boy, whose identity is subject to a publication ban, suffered serious burns to about four per cent of his body including his face, chest, and shoulder blade after the Oct. 2, 2024, incident.

The Crown and defence say in a joint statement of facts that Borel was fed up by schoolchildren from a nearby elementary scho

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