An Upper West Side nanny accused of killing two young children she was supposed to be caring for was charged with first-degree murder Saturday night, The New York Times reports.
Fifty-year-old Yoselyn Ortega also slashed her own throat on Oct. 25. before allegedly killing the 6-year-old and 2-year-old.
Police held off on charging her with murder because she was intubated and could not be interviewed.
Ortega didn't admit to the slaying to police but did acknowledge she was having money troubles, the New York Post reported.
The nanny's friends and relatives have said she seemed to be "unraveling" lately and had tried to get help from a mental health professional, according to the Times.
Ortega also reportedly shared a crowded home in upper Manhattan with a number of relatives including her teenage son.
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