Roksana Lecka worked at the Riverside Nursery in Twickenham, south west London, over a six-month period where she kicked and punched defence toddlers while high on cannabis
12:06, 04 Feb 2026Updated 12:06, 04 Feb 2026
Roksana Lecka is set to be deported(Image: Met Police)
A depraved nursery worker who kicked and punched 21 infants is set to be deported to Poland this week.
The families of the youngsters targeted by Roksana Lecka worry the thug will continue to “harm many more children” even after being kicked out of Britain. She received an eight-year prison sentence last September following guilty pleas to seven charges of cruelty to a person under 16 and being found guilty at trial of a further 14 offences.
The court was told Lecka, now 23, “pinched, slapped, punched, smacked and kicked” helpless infants, and “pulled their ears, hair and their toes”, while also pushing them “headfirst into cots”. The maltreatment occurred at Twickenham Green Nursery, which has subsequently shut down, leaving parents of the harmed babies and other youngsters at the facility appalled.
Lecka kicked and punched babies(Image: Sourced)
They remain sceptical that Lecka will cease hurting children even when returned to Poland where, upon arrival, her supervision will become the responsibility of Polish officials.
Munira Wilson, Liberal Democrat MP for Twickenham, told Parliament this week that “clear communication and transparency is key” in child abuse cases. She stated: “Yet the parents of the 21 babies abused by Roksana Lecka at Twickenham Green Nursery were given less than a week’s notice that she would be deported to Poland this Thursday,” reports the Mirror.
“They have been given no information about whether Lecka will continue to serve the rest of her eight-year sentence or whether she will walk free after just four months in a UK prison. They fear, if left unsupervised, she will harm many more children. So, can the minister tell the House what the release terms are for Lecka, because those parents deserve answers.”
On one horrific occasion, evil Lecka, who arrived in the UK from Poland at age three and worked as a barmaid before entering childcare, booted a young lad four times in the face before treading on his shoulder and delivering another kick to his face.
Lecka was jailed for eight years(Image: Sourced)
When her crimes were discovered in June 2024, Lecka was sent home and suspended before the criminal investigation began. During her court hearing, Lecka, of Hounslow, west London, claimed she had no memory of the violence – due to her cannabis use.
Responding to Ms Wilson’s concerns, victims minister Alex Davies-Jones said she wanted to send “thoughts and sympathies to all of the victims of these most heinous crimes”.
She said: “Child abuse is one of the most heinous crimes and it is right that we have the correct support services available for child victims.
“The sentencing minister (Jake Richards) is meeting with colleagues in the Home Office today to discuss the needs of this case, and I will ensure that she gets the full update as requested on the specifics.”
She attacked 21 toddlers(Image: Met Police / SWNS)
British police are thought to be making efforts to contact Polish authorities, to make them aware of Lecka’s history. A Home Office spokesperson declined to comment on the case, but said: “We will not allow foreign criminals and illegal migrants to exploit our laws.
“We are reforming human rights laws and replacing the broken appeals system so we can scale up deportations. All foreign national offenders who receive a prison sentence in the UK are referred for deportation at the earliest opportunity.”
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