Lindsay Clancy’s jury ends the week without verdict, will return Monday
The jury in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, who is accused of killing her three children, concluded a second day of deliberations without reaching a verdict. The defense has centered its case on the argument that Clancy was suffering from postpartum psychosis at the time of the incident.
Why it matters
The case has drawn significant national attention to the legal recognition of postpartum mental health issues in criminal proceedings.
PLYMOUTH, Mass. — Lindsay Clancy was “scared” as the jury deliberated for a second day to determine whether she is guilty of killing her three children in 2023, her defense lawyer said Friday. “She’s nervous. Sad. Scared. Same as she has been,” Clancy’s attorney Kevin Reddington told reporters at the courthouse Friday, according to NBC Boston. Before the jury went home without a decision Friday afternoon, there was an anxiousness in the air and reporters lining the hallways at Plymouth Superior Court. The murder trial is in its home stretch after five weeks of testimony from more than 80 witnesses. Deliberations resumed Friday at 9:15 a.m., and the jury had its first question around 10 a.m., about four hours into deliberations. Judge William Sullivan called a recess after the question was brought to his attention, just after he sought the opposing attorneys for a sidebar.
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