Childcare Murders
There are many murders of children nowadays but some of the scariest ones for parents are those committed by childcare workers. Nannies and babysitters hold a special place in society and are trusted to look after our children when we are at work. But what happens when something goes really wrong? In the news recently there have been two instances of childcare murders nearly back to back.
The first murder was allegedly committed by a nanny in New York City. Yoselyn Ortega, 50, was from the Dominican Republic and was charged with watching the three children of the Krim family while their mother, a pediatrician, and their father, an executive, went to work. On October 25, 2012 the mother, Marina Krim, took one of the children to a swimming lesson and while she was gone the nanny murdered the two other children and then tried to kill herself. The mother found the bodies of his two children stabbed to death in the bathroom and began screaming hysterically, prompting the neighbors to call the police. The nanny’s suicide attempt was unsuccessful and she is now being held for trial.
The second murder by a childcare worker was located near Chicago. In Naperville, Illinois on October 30, 2012 a Polish babysitter, Elzbieta Plackowska, 40, allegedly murdered her own son, 7, and the 5 year old girl she was babysitting. She was said to have forced the children to kneel and pray before she stabbed them to death, the boy over one hundred times.
These tragic deaths make parents think twice about going back to work and who they hire to watch over their children. Childcare murders are not a new thing by any means, but the disturbing nature of these murders and the fact that they occurred so close together really made an impact on families.
Author Bio
Sara is an active nanny as well as an active freelance writer. She is a frequent contributor of http://www.nannypro.com/.
