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Who is Yoselyn Ortega? Killer nanny jailed for murders of Lucia and Leo Krim

After she was sentenced, Ortega told a New York city court, 'My life is in the hands of God'

THE bodies of siblings Lucia and Leo Krim aged two and six were found stacked up and covered in a blood-soaked bathtub after their evil nanny stabbed them to death.

Yoselyn Ortega has now been convicted for their murders. Read on for more details...

 Yoselyn Ortega convicted of brutally murdering Lucia and Leo Krim
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Yoselyn Ortega convicted of brutally murdering Lucia and Leo KrimCredit: AP:Associated Press

Who is Yoselyn Ortega?

Yoselyn Ortegga, 55, was the nanny of six-year-old Lucia Krim and her brother Leo, 2.

Ortega was born in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic, before moving to America and becoming a US citizen.

Manhattan Supreme Court heard Ortega suffered from hallucinations and psychotic episode from a young age, The Cut magazine reported.

After she moved her son to New York, from Dominican Republic, Ortega struggled financially because she enrolled him in a private school, the Washington Post reported.

 Leo Krim was killed by his nanny while his mum was waiting for them to arrive at ballet practice
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Leo Krim was killed by his nanny while his mum was waiting for them to arrive at ballet practiceCredit: Facebook

What did Ortega do?

Ortega began to babysit for Kevin and his wife Marina Krim as they were new to New York and needed an "extra pair of hands".

But Ortega began to resent her employers.

On October 25, 2012, Ortega stabbed Lucia more than 30 times, and Leo was stabbed five times.

Marina discovered her children's bodies stacked in the bathtub.

She told the hearing that she came home to a quiet apartment, darkened but for the light in the back bathroom, where she found the children and Ortega, who had stabbed herself in a failed suicide attempt.

Ortega told the New York city court "My life is in the hands of God", after she was found guilty of murder.

 Lucia 'Lulu' Krim was discovered dead by her own mother who walked into the bathroom to find her kids' bodies in the tub
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Lucia 'Lulu' Krim was discovered dead by her own mother who walked into the bathroom to find her kids' bodies in the tubCredit: Facebook

 

What is Ortega's sentence?

Ortega has been sentenced to life in prison.

The court heard Ortega stabbed the children to spite their mother, Marina, because she was angry over being asked to work too hard.

Addressing the judge, Mr Krim said: "The defendant is an evil and utterly dangerous narcissist."

N​ew York nanny​ ​Yoselyn Ortega​ ​sentenced to life for murdering two children
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