Jury selection starts in Lindsay Clancy's trial over her children's deaths
Jury selection has begun in the trial of Lindsay Clancy, a Massachusetts mother accused of strangling her three children in 2023. The defense plans to argue an insanity defense based on postpartum psychosis, while prosecutors contend the acts were premeditated.
Why it matters
The case has drawn significant public attention to the legal and medical complexities surrounding postpartum mental health issues.
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Jury selection began Monday in the trial of a Massachusetts mother who strangled her three children while undergoing medical treatment for psychiatric problems that developed after she gave birth.
The trial of Lindsay Clancy, which could take several weeks, is expected to explore the complicated and rare phenomenon of postpartum psychosis, which afflicts a very small percentage of women who develop delusions and sometimes hallucinations after childbirth.
Five jurors were selected Monday. A total of 18 jurors, including six alternates, will be chosen for the trial.
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