Worker at £1,900-a-month nursery ‘punched, grabbed and pinched 23 crying babies in vile attacks caught on CCTV'
A WORKER at a £1,900-a-month nursery punched, grabbed and pinched 23 babies in horror attacks caught on CCTV, a court heard.
Roksana Lecka allegedly left the children with scratches to their faces and necks and pinch marks on their inner legs and stomachs.
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Roksana Lecka allegedly harmed 23 babies while working at a nursery
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The 22-year-old is accused of "badly harming" the tots over a six month period while working at the Riverside Nursery in Twickenham, South West London.
The nursery, which charges up to £1,900 a month to look after children aged between 18 months and two years, follows the Montessori method of teaching.
Jurors heard 23 of the alleged victims were harmed at the nursery, while a 24th count of child cruelty relates to before Lecka started.
Kingston Crown Court heard there were no apparent safeguarding issues when Lecka was hired by the nursery.
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But last
summer
, CCTV of the baby room appeared to show the worker pinch a child - leaving them with red marks, it was said.
In footage played to the court, Lecka can apparently be seen pinching the legs, back and under arm of a girl who can be seen crying.
Further footage allegedly showed her pinching the side of a girl's face and grabbing her
hair
.
Lecka can be seen
vaping
in another clip before she took a baby from a crib and pinched and punched her side, jurors heard.
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One alleged victim was sat at a table when Lecka repeatedly pinched her - causing the girl to cry, it was said.
She then allegedly grabbed the girl by the arm and pulled her hair so her head made contact with the table.
The court heard Lecka was "looking around" at other members of staff to see who was "watching when these assaults occur".
One colleague reported seeing the worker assault a boy by pinching his legs - leading the headteacher to check CCTV.
Jurors were told the footage showed Lecka also pinching his nose, body, wrist, and mouth.
Police trawled through a month's worth of CCTV and discovered 23
babies
had been "badly treated in some way", it was said.
Lecka was arrested on July 5 last year and said in a prepared statement: "I deny assaulting any children at the Riverside Nursery…I went into work that day and had a normal day. There were no accidents where any child seemed hurt.
"We have procedures for the handling of the children, which I adhered to. I am unaware how any injury to these children were caused."
Lecka has admitted two charges of child cruelty but denies 21 further offences.
The trial continues.
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Lecka has denied 21 child cruelty offences
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She was allegedly caught on CCTV attacking the children
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The offences are said to have taken place at Riverside Nursery in Twickenham
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