A Maryland woman is facing the rest of her life behind bars after being convicted Monday of fatally force-feeding an 8-month-old girl in her care in October 2016. In a press release issued to People, the Prince George’s County State’s Attorney announced that a judge convicted Oluremi Adeleye, 73, of second-degree murder, first-degree child abuse resulting in …
By COLLEEN LONG and TOM HAYS, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A nanny convicted of brutally murdering two small children in her care has been sentenced in New York City to life in prison without parole. Yoselyn Ortega was convicted last month in the deaths of 6-year-old Lucia Krim and 2-year-old Leo Krim and was …
By COLLEEN LONG, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A nanny who argued she was too mentally ill to be held responsible for stabbing two children to death at their home has been convicted. Jurors on Wednesday found that Yoselyn Ortega killed 6-year-old Lucia Krim and 2-year-old Leo Krim in October 2012 and understood the consequences …
By COLLEEN LONG, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Manhattan apartment was eerily quiet, unusual for a home with three little kids. All the lights were off, except for the glow of a bathroom light. That’s where Marina Krim found her two children — covered in blood, slaughtered by the family’s trusted nanny. “It’s like …
By COLLEEN LONG, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A defense lawyer says it was an act of madness. Prosecutors will begin trying to prove Thursday that it was murder. Five years ago, Yoselyn Ortega, a trusted nanny to a well-to-do family, took two young children in her care into a bathroom at their Manhattan apartment, …
