Overview

• Roksana Lecka, 22, was sentenced at Kingston Crown Court and is barred from working with children.
• She was convicted of 21 counts of child cruelty after admitting seven and being found guilty of a further 14, with three acquittals.
• Offences occurred between October 2023 and June 2024, largely at Riverside Nursery in Twickenham, with one count linked to Little Munchkins in Hounslow.
• Detectives reviewed about 300 hours of footage that showed pinching, scratching, pushing babies headfirst into cots, covering a toddler’s mouth, and kicking a boy in the face; she was arrested on 5 July 2024.
• Parents delivered victim impact statements describing lasting trauma, and the local MP urged no‑notice Ofsted inspections and routine CCTV review in early years settings.