Jury deadlocks again in Lindsay Clancy child murder trial
A jury in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial has deadlocked for a second time, leading the judge to issue a 'dynamite charge' to encourage a verdict. Clancy is accused of killing her three children but claims she suffered from postpartum psychosis.
Why it matters
The case has sparked a significant national conversation regarding maternal mental health and the legal definition of criminal responsibility.
A US JUDGE has sent jurors back for a final push toward a verdict in Lindsay Clancy’s triple murder trial after they deadlocked for a second time, raising the prospect of a mistrial.
Clancy (36) does not deny strangling her children Cora, five, Dawson, three, and Callan, eight months, but claims she was suffering from postpartum psychosis – excusing her from criminal responsibility.
Her five-week trial, which was televised and featured more than 80 witnesses, has sparked debate in the United States over maternal mental health.
The jury today indicated to Judge William Sullivan that it had reached a stalemate again on the fifth day of deliberations.
To reach a verdict, all 12 jurors must agree.
If they cannot agree, the judge will declare a mistrial and prosecutors must decide whether to try the case again with a new jury.
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