Leanne Lucas: Me and girls were easy prey, says Southport survivor

She said she had since replayed the incidents in her mind, suffered panic attacks and night terrors and "carried so much guilt thinking that I could have done more and reacted in a different way".

"I thought that everyone hated me and that no one would trust me to look after their children again," she said.

In addition, she faced false comments made online about her, which she said "added to my psychology trauma".

"I thought that I would get the blame from the public or the parents of the children blaming me for their child being seriously hurt or killed."

She said counselling "has helped but I don't feel like I'm anywhere near the end of this journey".

Ms Liddle, who has a baby daughter, said the attack had "a huge impact on my family", who had been providing support.

"I don't know what my future looks like in work. I am terrified of the pressure of the responsibility to look after children."