Mourners gather to remember children allegedly slain by NY nanny

Hundreds of black-clad mourners gathered in New York City on Monday to remember the two children who were brutally murdered allegedly by their Manhattan nanny last month. The emotional memorial service was held for Lucia (also known as Lulu), six, and her little two-year-old brother, Leo, at the tear-filled Avery Hall, where parents Marina and Kevin Krim said goodbye to their beloved babies and joined with loved ones to "celebrate the beautiful lives," reported the New York Daily News.

"It is important to us that they are remembered as the sweet, creative, and fun-loving children they were," the parents said in a statement. The children were violently killed, allegedly by their nanny, Yoselyn Ortega, on October 25 before she then stabbed herself. The disturbed child minder has since been charged with two counts each of first and second degree murder in the slaying.

The security at Monday's funeral service was kept tight for the sake of the Krim's remaining daughter, Nessie, three, who was with her mom at swim class when the deadly carnage took place at the family home.

"It is of utmost importance to us that she is afforded the opportunity to grow up privately, like any other kid," revealed her protective parents.