UK Montessori Nursery Worker Found Guilty Of Assaulting 21 Toddlers

Last Updated:June 16, 2025, 19:46 IST

The parents' eyes were filled with tears as the verdict was announced. Lecka herself was in tears as she was taken to the cells.

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Roksana Lecka, a 22-year-old worker at a Montessori nursery in Twickenham, London, has been found guilty of assaulting 21 toddlers.

She has been convicted of ‘badly harming’ 21 toddlers at the Riverside Nursery in Twickenham, south-west London, earlier this year.

According to a report by the Daily Mail, Lecka admitted to seven counts of child cruelty, including kicking a boy in the face and punching a girl in the side. She explained her actions by saying she was exhausted after smoking cannabis all night with her boyfriend.

While she denied 17 other charges, a jury at Kingston Crown Court unanimously found her guilty.

As per the report, the parents’ eyes were filled with tears as the verdict was announced. Lecka herself was in tears as she was taken to the cells.

In one incident, she repeatedly kicked a child in the face and even punched a baby after pulling her out of a cot.

The incident came to light when parents started noticing unusual injuries on their young children as early as March last year. Some began taking photos and reporting the marks.

During the trial, they watched in disbelief as CCTV footage showed Lecka carrying out the assaults, including the disturbing moment she kicked a little boy in the face multiple times, as per the report.

Lecka was suspended earlier this year after the staff at the nursery noticed the scratches and bruises on the children. She was later suspended on June 28, 2024.

The jury reviewed the CCTV footage and charged her with 24 counts of child cruelty, of which she admitted to 7 but denied 17.

She was taken into custody and is scheduled to be sentenced at Kingston Crown Court on September 26.

Judge Sarah Plaschkes KC excused the jury from serving again for the next ten years, said the report.

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