Watch Live: Lindsay Clancy's psychiatrists set to testify at trial
Summary
Lindsay Clancy is on trial for first-degree murder for the deaths of her three children in Massachusetts. Her defense claims she suffered from severe postpartum psychosis and was overmedicated when she killed her children. Psychiatrists who treated her are set to testify about her mental health.Key Facts
- Lindsay Clancy is charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of her 5-year-old, 3-year-old, and 8-month-old children.
- The defense says she had postpartum psychosis, a serious mental illness after childbirth, and was overmedicated.
- Clancy’s mental health treatment and medication use before the killings are central to the trial.
- Prosecutors have shown pill bottles from her home but say she was not consistently taking the medications.
- Witnesses, including friends and family, have described Clancy’s worsening mental state and side effects from medication.
- Clancy was hospitalized for psychiatric care about a month before the deaths.
- Diary entries from Clancy about her mental struggles were shared in court.
- The trial is taking place in Plymouth Superior Court, Massachusetts, and testimony is ongoing.
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