Overview
- Roksana Lecka, 22, was sentenced at Kingston Crown Court after admitting seven counts and being convicted of 14 more, with the judge calling her conduct sadistic and banning her from child work for life.
- The offences occurred between October 2023 and June 2024, largely at Riverside Nursery in Twickenham, which has since closed, with one count linked to Little Munchkins in Hounslow.
- Metropolitan Police examined more than 300 hours of nursery CCTV in 10 days to identify abuse against babies aged roughly 10 months to two years, then arrested Lecka on July 5, 2024.
- Footage showed Lecka pinching and scratching children under their clothing, pushing babies headfirst into cots, covering a toddler’s mouth, and repeatedly kicking a boy in the face, causing bruising but no life‑changing injuries.
- Parents delivered powerful victim impact statements and many are pursuing civil claims against Dukes Education, while police said Lecka offered no explanation and gave no‑comment interviews.