"The father told the Guardian that, after feeling some relief from the sentencing that the matter was closed and the family could move on, it was upsetting and frustrating to learn of Lecka's imminent deportation. All the work that was done, the public money that was spent, the trauma of sitting through the trial, seeing all the evidence now all of that seems a bit pointless, because the actual sentence is not being served."
"Lecka was refused bail on multiple occasions during her period in pre-trial custody, identified as a flight risk and a risk to the public, he said. The concern was she would flee to Poland but now, after all this time, pain, the vast expense and emotional trauma of the investigation, trial and sentencing, we effectively end up at the same point."
Roksana Lecka, a Polish national, was convicted of 21 counts of child cruelty for smacking, punching, pinching and kicking children aged between 18 months and two years while working at two London nurseries in 2023 and 2024. A judge sentenced her to eight years in prison and described her conduct as sadistic. Lecka will be deported to Poland under the government's early removal scheme for foreign offenders less than five months into her sentence. The scheme does not require serving the remainder of the sentence in the second country, prompting upset, frustration and safety concerns among victims' families.
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