04/02/2026
A nursery worker who was jailed after she was caught abusing 21 babies is due to be deported later this week.
It is understood that Roksana Lecka will be deported back to Poland on Thursday, February 5th
Once she arrives, her treatment is a matter for Polish authorities.
The 23-year-old was jailed for eight years last September after admitting seven counts of cruelty to a person under the age of 16.
She was convicted by jurors of another 14 counts.
Lecka’s crimes were uncovered in June 2024 after she was sent home for pinching a number of children at Riverside Nursery in Twickenham - which has since shut.
Lecka, from Hounslow, London, worked at the nursery school between January and June 2024.
At Kingston Crown Court last year, Judge Sarah Plaschkes KC said Lecka 'pinched, slapped, punched, smacked and kicked' children.
She also 'pulled their ears, hair and their toes' and threw them 'headfirst into cots'.
Munira Wilson, Liberal Democrat MP for Twickenham, told the Commons 'clear communication and transparency is key' in child abuse cases.
She said: "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.
"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."
Responding, 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."
British police are thought to be making efforts to contact Polish authorities to make them aware of Lecka’s offending 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."
