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Watch Live: Lindsay Clancy trial resumes with Patrick Clancy's mother testifying, "She was begging for help"
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Key Points:
- The murder trial of Lindsay Clancy resumed in Massachusetts with the defense presenting witnesses after the prosecution rested its case following 72 witnesses in Plymouth Superior Court.
- Defense psychiatrist Dr. Donald Condie testified about Clancy's mental health struggles, highlighting symptoms of postpartum depression and anxiety, including hearing voices, based on his review of medical records.
- Susan Clancy, Lindsay's ex-mother-in-law, testified that Lindsay was a loving mother who sought help for her mental health issues and was overwhelmed by medication, although family members decided the children should remain in their own beds.
- Lindsay Clancy is charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of her three children in January 2023; she admits to the killings but claims she was not criminally responsible due to postpartum psychosis and overmedication.
- If convicted, Clancy faces life in prison without parole; if found not criminally responsible, she will be sent to a state psychiatric hospital.
