Manhattan Nanny Arraigned for Children's Murders reports Nanny Camz

CA- A nanny who had worked for a family on Manhattan's Upper West Side was arraigned on two counts of murder Wednesday from a hospital bed at the New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center.

San Francisco, CA (prHWY.com) December 6, 2012 - December 6, 2012 - San Francisco, CA- A nanny who had worked for a family on Manhattan's Upper West Side was arraigned on two counts of murder Wednesday from a hospital bed at the New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center.

Yoselyn Ortega, 50, who has been hospitalized for self-inflicted wounds, pleaded not guilty in a response submitted by her attorney, Valerie Van Leer-Greenberg.

Ortega is accused of the fatal stabbings Lucia Krim, 6, as well as Leo Krim, who was five days from of his second birthday. The New York State medical examiner determined that the children died from their stab wounds.

Ortega did not speak during the arraignment, according to pool reports. When presiding Judge Bart Stone of the Manhattan Supreme Court asked Van Leer-Greenberg how her client pleaded to two counts of murder, she responded, "I ask you to enter a not guilty plea on behalf of my client."

"My client is profoundly, medically impaired and in need of medical attention," the attorney later added. Stone ordered her held without bail until her next court date, which is Jan. 16. During that time, Ortega will undergo psychiatric examinations.

Ortega is accused of the murders after she was found slashing herself in a bathroom by Marina Krim, who returned to her West 75th Street home on Oct. 25 with her 3-year-old daughter. Krim's other two children were found dead in the bathroom, according to police reports.

According to law enforcement officials, Ortega allegedly made statements during interviews with detectives held three weeks where she indicated her guilt in the murders. However, Ortega only admitted only to "hurting" the children, not killing them, according to the officials.

In the police report, Ortega allegedly told detectives that she attacked Lucia Krim first, who fought back and sustained defensive wounds. She allegedly later attacking Leo Krim, who was sleeping in his bed, the police official said.

Ortega is a naturalized United States citizen who is a native of the Dominican Republic and resides in Manhattan.

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