Jury deliberating in trial of Lindsay Clancy, US woman accused of killing her children
Summary
A jury in Massachusetts is deciding if Lindsay Clancy is guilty of first-degree murder for killing her three children. Her lawyers say she had a rare mental illness called postpartum psychosis at the time, while the prosecution argues she knew right from wrong when she did it.Key Facts
- Lindsay Clancy is on trial for killing her three children, aged 8 months to 5 years.
- The jury must decide if she committed first-degree murder, a planned and intentional killing.
- First-degree murder in Massachusetts leads to life in prison without parole.
- The defense says Clancy had postpartum psychosis, a serious mental illness occurring after childbirth.
- Clancy does not deny killing the children but says she was mentally ill.
- The prosecution says Clancy understood right and wrong and made a deliberate choice.
- If found not guilty by reason of insanity, Clancy would be sent to a psychiatric hospital, possibly for life.
- Clancy tried to kill herself after the children’s deaths and is attending the trial in a wheelchair.
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