Bronx mom accused of killing newborn twins 5 years ago: ‘Tragic’

THE BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) — One baby boy was covered in a tissue pad, and his twin brother was stuffed in a black garbage bag when they were dumped in an alley behind the Bronx building where they were born.

They died there, too.

Their mother, 36-year-old Staphanie Castillo, was arrested last week and is accused of killing her newborn twins in their fourth-floor apartment at 1460 College Ave. in November 2020, according to the criminal complaint.

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Castillo was arraigned from her hospital bed Thursday on several counts of murder and manslaughter, prosecutors said. Sources said the mom was hospitalized after complaining about anxiety…

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