Abusive nursery worker's deportation 'horrendous'

"The parents of babies abused by a nursery worker in west London say the decision to deport her after serving less than 15% of her prison sentence is "horrendous". Polish national Roksana Lecka abused 21 babies at two London nurseries between October 2023 and June 2024 and offences included punching, kicking and smacking the children. She may face no further consequences in Poland. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said she "is banned for life from returning to the UK". The Polish government has been asked to comment."

"A father whose son was physically abused by Lecka said her deportation early in her sentence was "completely inappropriate". He is among other parents who told the BBC they are now calling for child abusers, and other serious offenders, to be ineligible for early release. The victim's father said Lecka's deportation was "really hard to swallow". "We felt it undermined all that time and emotion that had gone into the trial," he said."

""Preparing our witness statements and our victim impact statements, going through the trauma of that whole investigation and trial, to get a sentence brought a sense of closure and we could all move on from it. "But then for that sentence not to be served, it was a bit of a hollow feeling." He said there was a "swathe of cases where it's just completely inappropriate for this scheme" and that it was having an "undermining effect on the judicial system"."

""too much focus on cost savings, rather than upholding the principles of the system". Lecka's future is now in the hands of Polish authorities and she is not expected to spend an""

A Polish national convicted of abusing 21 babies at two London nurseries between October 2023 and June 2024 was deported after serving less than 15% of her prison sentence. The abuse included punching, kicking, and smacking children. The worker admitted seven counts of cruelty and was found guilty of another 14. Parents of victims said the deportation early in the sentence was horrendous, completely inappropriate, and hard to accept. They argued it undermined the trial process and the judicial system, and they called for child abusers and other serious offenders to be ineligible for early release. The Ministry of Justice said she is banned for life from returning to the UK, and her future depends on Polish authorities.

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