Lindsey Clancy’s defense rests at trial over whether postpartum psychosis drove her to kill her kids
Summary
Lindsey Clancy is on trial for killing her three young children in Massachusetts. Her defense says she had postpartum psychosis, a serious mental illness after childbirth, and was not responsible for the murders. Prosecutors claim she planned the killings.Key Facts
- Lindsey Clancy, 36, faces murder charges for strangling her three children, ages 8 months to 5 years.
- The children were found dead in the family basement in Duxbury, Massachusetts.
- Clancy jumped from a second-story window after the killings and is now paralyzed from the waist down.
- Her lawyer says she had postpartum psychosis, related to childbirth stress and hormonal changes.
- Family members testified about her worsening mental health before the killings, including her own admission of harmful thoughts.
- A psychologist who treated Clancy after the event said she could not understand her actions were wrong and had a mental illness.
- Prosecutors argue Clancy, a former nurse, planned the deaths and was not mentally ill at the time.
- The trial is nearly finished with closing arguments expected soon.
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