Nanny, Yoselyn Ortega, Stabs 2 Kids to Death. The mother of the 2-year-old boy and 6-year-old girl, Karen Krimm, returned with another daughter to find the children stabbed in a bathtub/Ortega charged with 1st and 2nd degree murder for each child

NEW YORK -- A New York City couple whose two children police say were fatally stabbed by their nanny are expecting a baby boy.

Kevin and Marina Krim announced the happy news on their Facebook page for the Leo and Lulu Fund, created in memory of 6-year-old Lulu and 2-year-old Leo.

The children were found dead in the bathtub of their Upper West Side apartment on Oct. 25, 2012. The Krim's third child, 4-year-old Nessie, was not home at the time.

The Krims said on the Facebook page that "Nessie can't wait to welcome her new baby brother" in the fall.

They've posted numerous memories of their children and described their grief on the site.

The nanny, Yoselyn Ortega, has pleaded not guilty to murder charges.
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I am SO HAPPY for them!!!!!!!

By JILL REILLY and HELEN POW
PUBLISHED: 16:06 EST, 8 July 2013 | UPDATED: 16:08 EST, 8 July 2013


A nanny accused of brutally stabbing two children to death in the bathtub of their luxurious Manhattan home returned to court today after being ruled fit to stand trial for murder.

Yoselyn Ortega, 50, wore her dark hair tied back in a braid for the brief hearing at Manhattan Supreme Court and her self-inflicted stab wound on her neck was clearly visible.
The scar shows where the nanny attempted to slit her own throat on October 25 after Marina Krim came home to her Upper West Side apartment to find her daughter Lucia, six, and her son, Leo, two, dead in a pool of blood in the bath.
The short appearance comes after Ortega was examined by two mental health professionals, both of whom found that she could assist in her defense in a meaningful way and that she was mentally fit to proceed to her trial. Her lawyer is challenging those results.

Last month, Ortega claimed someone else killed the children she's accused of stabbing all over their bodies in the Krims home.
'I didn't do that,' the nanny insisted in jailhouse interview with New York Daily News.
'Someone else did.'
Ortega did not say who else could be responsible for murdering the children. 

Ortega, Lucia and Leo had been due to meet Mrs Krim and Nessie at a dance studio, but the mother became concerned when they failed to turn up and returned to the home.

After learning from the doorman that the nanny had not left the building, Mrs Krim frantically searched the apartment and came across the grisly scene in the bathroom.









Ortega's suicide bid failed and she was put in a medically-induced coma. 

When questioned by police after awaking from the coma, the nanny attempted to paint Mrs Krim in a bad light, shifting part of the blame for the tragedy on her.

Ortega, who had told neighbors and family that she was short of money, revealed she resented her employers because they kept telling her what to do and asked her to do the housework.
'She said something like, "I'm paid to watch the children, not clean up and do housework",' a law-enforcement source said of Ortega’s statements to police after she woke from the coma.
 
Yoselyn became extremely animated when she discussed the incident with police, telling officers that  she had numerous disagreements with mother Marina about how the kids were being cared for.

Reports claimed Marina didn't think Yoselyn was interacting with the kids enough and was giving them junk food.












The Krims were also reportedly worried about Ortega's job performance in the weeks leading up to the killings and had told her that if she didn't improve, they might need to replace her.

But the Krims' extended family dispute they treated her poorly, explaining that they paid for her to travel on holidays and even visited her family in the Dominican Republic.

In April, Ortega, was ruled fit to stand trial and will now face a jury for two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of second-degree murder.

She has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Last month the Krim's revealed they are expecting a baby boy in October,







'Hello everyone, We are very happy to let you know that Marina is expecting a baby in the fall,' read the message on the Lulu & Leo Fund.
'Nessie can’t wait to welcome her new baby brother. We are filled with many emotions as we look to the future, but the most important one is hope. We are very grateful to you all for your amazing support.'
In January, Mr Krim, an executive at America's CNBC television station, said that they are drawing strength from their remaining child.
He said: 'Marina and I couldn't be more proud of her - she is very smart, beautiful and tough. And she's grown so much over the past two months. She saves us every day.'

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