Two nursery staff Child Abusers, Anbreen Tariq and Salima Fajal, left toddlers injured and marked by several alarming and distressing assaults recorded on CCTV.
Anbreen Tariq, 45, and Salima Fajal, 40, mistreated three children, including those with special needs, at a £2,000-per-month creche facility in West London.
Disturbing CCTV footage depicts mother of four, Salima Fajal, seizing a three-year-old girl by the arm and lifting her off the ground before striking her twice.
The assault was revealed when Salima Fajal contacted her parents to inform them that their daughter’s nose was bleeding.
Upon arriving at the nursery, they observed that the girl had a contused eye and erythema on her cheeks and nose.
Officers meticulously examined CCTV footage and revealed the egregious mistreatment perpetrated by Anbreen Tariq and Salima Fajal.
However, Anbreen Tariq and Salima Fajal erased portions of the tape, implying that numerous other children may have been victimised with some speculating that the abuse may have been more horrific and even sexual in nature.
Anbreen Tariq and Salima Fajal have been incarcerated after admitting admission to many accusations of child maltreatment.
Isleworth Crown Court was informed that Salima Fajal, a childcare professional with over 20 years of experience, and Tariq perpetrated abuse against the children from March to July 2021.
Family members reacted with shock as the disturbing assaults were displayed, including a segment depicting Anbreen Tariq striking a non-verbal autistic three-year-old boy on the back of the head with a mobile device.
He was observed weeping on the floor when the monster struck him in the back.
The boy’s dad said in a victim impact statement: “This had had a deep emotional and mental impact on my family.
“The way my wife and I found out was not ideal. The first we knew was when Salima Fajal came into our office with someone pretending to be a whistleblower, who we know now is Tariq.
“My wife burst into tears when she saw the video. This has created a mistrust in institutions who are supposed to be looking after our child.
“My son could not tell us what was happening because he is autistic.”
The CCTV footage, released by the Daily Mail, also showed Anbreen Tariq aggressively holding down a two-year-old boy.
His mum told the court how she was left “absolutely distraught” when she discovered what happened to her son.
She added: “For about six months after my son left the nursery, he did not want to be away from me. He would wake up, cry, and come to me.”
The court was told both Salima Fajal and Anbreen Tariq blamed each other when the abuse came to light and had even kept segments of CCTV to use as blackmail against one another.
Salima Fajal also claimed she only slapped the three-year-old girl because she was “choking”.
She pleaded guilty to two counts of child cruelty, relating to two children, and was handed a suspended sentence.
Anbreen Tariq admitted three counts of child cruelty, relating to three children and was jailed for 12 months.
Salima Fajal was also ordered to pay £1,000 compensation to the three-year-old girl’s family, and £1630 in court costs.
The judge said: “The CCTV is deeply distressing to watch.
“What is striking is how causal this violence was.
“The victim impact statements make for very sobering reading and speak to the profound effect relating to the abuse which the children suffered at the nursery.
“There was an entirely inappropriate use of force which would have undoubtedly caused these children serious distress, pain and comfort.
“This was cruelty which you both casually subjected young and entirely innocent to, who were trusted to be in your care.”
It is strongly recommended that Anbreen Tariq and Salima Fajal are not left alone unsupervised with children in the future.
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