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Paralyzed Mom Faces Court Over Children's Deaths
21 Feb
Summary
- Mother accused of killing three children with a fitness band.
- She faces trial for murder while citing postpartum psychosis.
- The accused mother is now permanently paralyzed from the neck down.
Lindsay Clancy, accused of killing her three children, made her first in-person court appearance on Friday. The Massachusetts nurse allegedly murdered her children, Cora (5), Dawson (3), and Callan (8 months), at their Duxbury home on January 24, 2023.
Prosecutors allege she strangled the children with a fitness band before jumping from a window, resulting in permanent paralysis from the neck down. She has pleaded not guilty, with her legal team citing mental health issues including postpartum psychosis.
Her attorney requested that the proceedings be split into two phases: one to determine guilt for the killings, and a second, only if found guilty, to assess her mental state due to postpartum psychosis. The defense noted Clancy was taking 12 medications, including Prozac and Seroquel, which they claim caused side effects like homicidal ideation.
