Overview

• Roksana Lecka is on trial at Kingston Crown Court accused of abusing 23 babies at Riverside Nursery in Twickenham between January and June 2024.
• She has admitted two counts of child cruelty but denies 21 further offences in the ongoing trial.
• CCTV footage played in court allegedly captures her pinching, punching and grabbing infants, leaving visible marks on their faces, necks and limbs.
• Lecka told jurors she vaped cannabis regularly and was fatigued by personal stress to explain her conduct during the alleged six-month abuse period.
• Prosecutor Tracy Ayling KC argued that vaping and exhaustion are mere excuses for deliberate or careless harm