Lisa Turkki stabs her two nieces while babysitting them.

[Sister Iroz]

Bedford police said Lisa Turkki was baby-sitting her two nieces, Maeve and Annabel Kelly while their parents, Joe and Eva Kelly were at a concert.

Neighbors told reports that Turkki, who worked as a volunteer at ARISE, a nonprofit that works with people with physical and mental disabilities, has mental problems herself.

The attempted murder occurred in a multi-million dollar home across the street from Martha Stewart and not too far from fashion designer Ralph Lauren.

A 39-year-old Upstate NY woman is accused of stabbing two young relatives she was baby-sitting over the weekend.

Authorities say Lisa Turkki, of East Syracuse, N.Y., was baby-sitting her two young nieces, ages 7 and 9, at their home in Katonah, N.Y. when she attacked them for undisclosed reasons.

According to the police report, around 9:30 p.m. Saturday they received a call about the incident and when they arrived at the home they found Turkki standing outside.

The sisters were taken to a local hospital, where they are listed in serious but stable condition. Police arrested Turkki and charged her with two counts of assault.

She was arraigned in Bedford Town Court over the weekend then taken to Westchester County Jail.

http://theoriginalgreenwichdiva.com/...sitting/11223/

[Parrot Toes]

Jesus. Nice aunt. I'm glad the two girls will be OK, but how horrible to have someone you probably trusted and loved do this to you.

[AngelFire]

If I were the sister I would put a holy hurting on this crazy whore. Stab my kids = death for your ass...

[ineedanap]

Neighbors told reports that Turkki, who worked as a volunteer at ARISE, a nonprofit that works with people with physical and mental disabilities, has mental problems herself.

If neighbors knew this, so did the parents. WTH would they leave children with this person??? They are just as much to blame. Multi-million dollar home???!! You can afford to hire someone that doesn't abuse/attempt to kill/kill your kids when you feel the need to be out of town. FFS.

[Dakota Valkyrie]

Lisa Turkki told police that she intended to kill her sister's family when she drove to their Katonah home in July but said she was mentally ill and may have "missed some medications."

Her statements, made within hours after the 7- and 9-year-old girls were found bleeding on their kitchen floor, were in court papers filed Tuesday at Turkki's arraignment in Westchester County Court in White Plains on two counts of second-degree attempted murder, a felony, and related charges.
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The girls recovered from their wounds after a hospital stay of more than a week.

According to court papers, Turkki called 911 herself, at 9:20 and 9:23 p.m., saying she had stabbed her nieces and needed help.

When police arrived a minute later, Turkki spoke with them outside, telling them the girls were inside and that she didn't know why she had stabbed them. Turki was then taken to the station, where, police said, she revealed her intent to kill the Kellys.

"The defendant stated that she had driven to her sister's home in New York to kill her family and stabbed her two nieces in the kitchen," according to court papers.

Turkki also told officers that she was "schizoaffective" and might have missed some medications. Her last statement, made at 11:04 p.m., expressed regret.

"I feel sorry for what I did to my sister," court papers quote her as saying.

Schizoaffective disorder is a condition in which a person experiences a combination of schizophrenia symptoms, such as hallucinations or delusions, and mood-disorder symptoms, such as mania or depression, according to the Mayo Clinic's website.
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http://www.lohud.com/article/2010120...to-kill-family

[ImmortalOne]

Intended to kill her sisters family... Uh. Okay. Yeah time to move and make sure this nut job doesn't know where.

[Athena]

If neighbors knew this, so did the parents. WTH would they leave children with this person??? They are just as much to blame. Multi-million dollar home???!! You can afford to hire someone that doesn't abuse/attempt to kill/kill your kids when you feel the need to be out of town. FFS.

Oh, who knows what the circumstances were. I doubt the parents intentionally left their child with someone they knew to be unstable. They probably left them with a family member they knew to be completely functional when medicated. Perhaps the aunt hadn't seen the kids for awhile and asked for some time with them? Perhaps she had never had a violent outburst before?

If someone with a mental illness has been sufficiently medicated for a long period, it can be easy to forget they could pose a danger. You WANT to forget. You WANT to believe your sister is capable of sitting with the kids for a couple of hours. She volunteered for a non-profit, for christ's sake.

I know what it's like to not want to keep a child from a family member simply because they have a mental illness. I wouldn't leave my child with them, admittedly, but my circumstances may be different.