An 8-year-old girl sues a creche over alleged sexual assault by a 5-year-old, citing inadequate supervision.

An eight-year-old girl is suing a creche in the High Court over an alleged sexual assault by a five-year-old peer in an unsupervised storage shed, claiming the facility failed to provide adequate supervision. Her request to inspect CCTV footage, incident reports, and witness statements was denied by Justice Emily Egan, who ruled the evidence’s relevance had not been sufficiently proven at this stage. The court allowed the application to be renewed after pleadings are exchanged. Meanwhile, an 18-year-old nursery worker, Thomas Waller, was sentenced to 10 years in a young offender institution for rape and other sexual offences against young boys at a Surrey nursery in 2024, with the judge calling the case “heartbreaking.” Authorities emphasized swift action and child safety, urging the public to report concerns. The creche case remains ongoing.