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Lindsay Clancy's defence argues that Clancy was suffering from postpartum psychosis when she killed her children. She has pleaded not guilty to murder.
Hundreds of Lindsay Clancy supporters rallied outside the courthouse on Thursday, where she's on trial for murder in the killings of her three children. Shanelle Kaul reports on postpartum psychosis, the rare, but treatable illness Clancy's defense team argues made her not responsible for the crime.
BBC News – Health Lindsay Clancy's defence argues that Clancy was suffering from postpartum psychosis when she killed her children. She has pleaded not guilty to murder.
Lindsay Clancy's first-degree murder trial ended in a mistrial after the jury deadlocked, and she remains under state indictment while prosecutor Timothy Cruz decides whether to retry her, reduce the charges, or drop the case. Her defense attorney plans to file a motion to dismiss at a September 29 status hearing.
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BBC News – Health Lindsay Clancy's defence argues that Clancy was suffering from postpartum psychosis when she killed her children. She has pleaded not guilty to murder.
Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts woman on trial for killing her three children in 2023, has pleaded not guilty, citing her own struggle with postpartum psychosis. On Wednesday, a psychologist who treated Clancy after the killings testified about her state of mind the night of the tragedy. Shanelle Kaul reports.
BBC News – Health Clancy is accused of killing her three children in Massachusetts in 2023 and her defence team point to severe postpartum mental illness.
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