Jury deliberating in trial of Lindsay Clancy, US woman accused of killing her children
A Massachusetts jury is deliberating the fate of Lindsay Clancy, a mother accused of murdering her three children. The defense argues she suffered from postpartum psychosis, while the prosecution contends the killings were premeditated.
Why it matters
The case highlights the legal and medical complexities surrounding postpartum mental health and criminal responsibility.
Figure caption, Watch: What is postpartum psychosis and why is it central in the Lindsay Clancy trial?
Warning: This story contains distressing details and discussion of attempted suicide
The fate of US mother Lindsay Clancy is now in the hands of a Massachusetts jury, who must decide if she is guilty of first-degree murder - the intentional and premeditated killing of another person - in the deaths of her three children.
For five weeks, the trial has gripped the country as Clancy's lawyers have argued that she was suffering from postpartum psychosis when she killed her children, who ranged in age from eight months to five years. Clancy does not deny killing her two sons and daughter.
The prosecution argued she made a calculated decision to intentionally murder them.
The jury could find Clancy guilty of first-degree murder, guilty of lesser charges, or not guilty.
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