Nanny charged in fatal stabbings of 2 NYC kids

Yoselyn Ortega, 50, was formally charged on Nov. 3, 2012 with two counts each of first- and second-degree murder in the stabbing deaths of 6-year-old Lucia and 2-year-old Leo Krim. Police said Marina Karim, the victims' mother and her 3-year-old child Nessie returned to their luxury New York City apartment building on Oct. 25, 2012 and found the children stabbed to death in a bathtub. Their nanny, Ortega, lay wounded nearby with self-inflicted stab wounds. Police said a kitchen knife was close by. Ortega has pleaded not guilty to murder and her sister has said she loved the children and was a peaceful woman. Ortega was examined by two mental health professionals and was found fit to stand trial.

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Undated personal photos of Lucia (left) and Leo Krim

An undated photo of Yoselyn Ortega.

From left: Nessie, Marina, Leo and Lucia Krim are seen here in an undated personal photo.

Undated personal photo of Nessie (left), Lucia (center) and Leo Krim.

Undated personal photo of Marina Krim (right) with her son, Leo.

Undated personal photo of Lucia (left) and Nessie Krim.

Undated personal photo of Leo (left), Nessie (center) and Lucia Krim.

A police crime scene vehicle is parked in front of the luxury Manhattan apartment building where police said a nanny stabbed two small children to death in a bathtub and then stabbed herself on Oct. 25, 2012.

New York Police Department's Deputy Commissioner of Public Information Paul Brown responds to questions during a news conference on Oct. 25, 2012.

Crime scene unit officers enter the luxury Manhattan apartment building where police said a nanny stabbed two small children to death in a bathtub and then stabbed herself on Oct. 25, 2012.

Police confer behind a crime scene unit vehicle in front of the luxury Manhattan apartment building where police said a nanny stabbed two small children to death in a bathtub and then stabbed herself on Oct. 25, 2012.

New York Police officers stand outside a luxury Manhattan apartment building on Oct. 25, 2012, where a nanny allegedly stabbed two small children to death in a bathtub and stabbed herself.

Police confer in front of the luxury Manhattan apartment building where police said a nanny stabbed two small children to death in a bathtub and then stabbed herself on Oct. 25, 2012.

A New York City police officer comforts a woman in front of the luxury Manhattan apartment building where police said a nanny stabbed two small children to death in a bathtub and then stabbed herself on Oct. 25, 2012. Police say the children's mother found the scene after returning home with another child.

A police officer leaves the luxury Manhattan apartment building where police said a nanny stabbed two small children to death in a bathtub and then stabbed herself on Oct. 25, 2012.

Crime scene unit officials enter the luxury Manhattan apartment building where police said a nanny stabbed two small children to death in a bathtub and then stabbed herself on Oct. 25, 2012.

New York Police officers stand outside a luxury Manhattan apartment building on Oct. 25, 2012, where a nanny allegedly stabbed two small children to death in a bathtub and stabbed herself.