Upper West Side Nanny Accused Of Killing 2 Kids Complained About Boss To Cop: Report

UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — A nanny accused of killing two Upper West Side children in her care complained about her boss to a police officer while she was recovering from self-inflicted wounds in the hospital, according to a report.

Sgt. Yoel Hidalgo testified in court Tuesday that 55-year-old Yoselyn Ortega griped that her boss changed her schedule every day, preventing her from going to personal appointments, the Daily News reported. Hidalgo testified that despite Ortega breathing through a tube, he managed speak to him just two days after she allegedly stabbed 6-year-old Lulu Krim and 2-year-old Leo Krim to death on October 25, 2o12, according to the report.

Although Ortega has pleaded not guilty to murder charges she did apologize in 2014 for killing the children, New York Magazine reported at the time.

"Oh, my God, I’m sorry. I’m sorry for what I’ve done. Relieve me of my misery," Ortega said in court filings, as reported by the magazine.

In 2013 Ortega was deemed mentally unfit for trial, New York Magazine reported, but court proceedings have recently picked up with a number of pretrial hearings being held in the past few months. Since the beginning of 2017 Ortega has appeared in court eight times and is scheduled to appear in court again on Wednesday.

On October 25, 2012, Marina Krim entered her Upper West Side apartment to find that her two children had been stabbed to death and Ortega with a slit throat, the Daily News reported at the time. The children's bodies were left in an apartment bathtub, according to the report.

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