Roksana Lecka abused more than 20 babies at the Riverside Nursery in Twickenham.

Parents of her victims have condemned her ‘sickening’ crimes branding her the ‘worst kind of human’.

Met officers were called to a nursery in Twickenham in June 2024, following concerns from members of staff about Lecka’s behaviour.

As enquiries unfolded, it was revealed that Lecka had been abusing children while working at two separate nurseries between October 2023 and June 2024.

CCTV showed Lecka repeatedly pinching and hitting children, shoving them to the floor, pulling their hair, kicking them in the face and vaping towards their cots.

Enquiries continued with officers reviewing 300 hours of footage within 10 days.

Statements were also taken from the children’s parents, some of whom provided images of injuries found on their children.

Detective Inspector Sian Hutchings of Met Police’s Public Protection Command said: “Today’s sentencing concludes a complex and emotional investigation.

“The victims in this case are just babies, with the youngest being just 10 months at the time of the offences.”

“Something which our officers have found shocking throughout this investigation is Roksana’s lack of accountability and her inability to explain her unjustifiable actions.

“As a result of the hard work from our dedicated investigation team and our partners, this woman will no longer be able to harm children.

“I want to commend the strength of the parents throughout this investigation. I can’t imagine how horrendous it’s been to sit in court and listen to the abuse that Lecka inflicted on their children.

“Despite this, they have acted with grace and dignity and even took the time to record a thank you video directly from the children to DC Geoff Boye and DC Eloise Hand and other partners who supported. In this video, they thanked officers for giving their children a voice when they didn’t have one.

“These parents put their trust in Lecka to care for their children as well as the other staff at the nursery did. Lecka abused this trust and today’s sentence hold her accountable for this.

“I know that our officers have found this a challenging and disturbing case to investigate, and I would like to comment Detective Constable Eloise Hand and Detective Sergeant Geoff Boye for their dedication, compassion and attention to detail which has put this dangerous woman behind bars and protected vulnerable children.”