Bronx mom busted, charged in slay of her 5-yr.-old twins

The Bronx mother accused of killing her 5-year-old twins was arrested Thursday and charged in their murders, police said.

Gloria Asamoah, 42, has been in and out of a psychiatric hospital since the Dec. 18 deaths of her children, Gianna and George Kantanka.

The mother was under the care of a doctor and not free to leave at any time, NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said at a Tuesday news briefing.

“She’s there until doctors clear her, and at that point she will be taken into custody by the NYPD,” Kenny said.

Asamoah became despondent after Giana and George (photo) died in the apartment they lived in with their mother and father on E. 175th St. near Topping Ave. in Morris Heights, according to cops.

The woman called police around 11:20 a.m. when she found the children cold — hours after she spotted them foaming at the mouth and nose.

When medics arrived, the kids were already dead. After numerous police interviews, it was initially believed Giana and George died of illness.

An autopsy was conducted immediately after their deaths but needed further study. Three months later, the city medical examiner determined the twins were victims of homicide and were choked to death.

Giana and George’s father is a health care worker and was working when the kids were killed. He will not be charged in their deaths, according to police.

At the apartment building earlier this week, neighbors described Asamoah as a doting, loving mother.

“It seems like she always cared for them,” said a neighbor who asked not to be named. “She was always with them, always holding them, always taking good care of them.”

Asamoah’s arraignment in Bronx Criminal Court was pending Thursday afternoon.