Sister of NYC Nanny Who Stabbed Children to Death Blames Children’s Parents

Sister of NYC Nanny Who Stabbed Children to Death Blames Children’s Parents
Flowers and messages are left in front of the building where two children were stabbed to death allegedly by their nanny in the family's quiet Upper West Side apartment, on Oct. 26, 2012 in New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
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The sister of a woman accused of stabbing to death two children in her care has testified on the sister’s behalf on March 19. She said that her sister needed a vacation.

Yoslyn Ortega was charged with two counts of first-degree murder.

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