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Jury selection starts in Lindsay Clancy's trial over her children's deaths
AP News • • general
Key Points:
- Jury selection has begun in the trial of Lindsay Clancy, a Massachusetts mother charged with murdering her three children while experiencing postpartum psychosis, a rare psychiatric condition following childbirth.
- Clancy’s defense plans to argue insanity, citing her severe postpartum psychiatric condition and medical treatment history, while prosecutors contend the killings were intentional and premeditated.
- On Jan. 24, 2023, Clancy strangled her children with exercise bands and then attempted suicide, resulting in paralysis; she is currently held at a state hospital.
- Clancy and her husband have filed lawsuits against her medical providers, alleging failure to properly diagnose and treat her worsening psychiatric symptoms despite her seeking extensive help.
- Patrick Clancy, who forgives his wife, has publicly described Lindsay as a loving mother and person, urging the public to remember her true character beyond the tragedy.
