Lindsay Clancy suffering 'command hallucination' when she killed children, court hears
A forensic psychiatrist testified that Lindsay Clancy was suffering from postpartum psychosis and 'command hallucinations' when she killed her three children. The defense argues she was unable to distinguish right from wrong, while prosecutors maintain the killings were a calculated decision.
Why it matters
The case highlights the legal and medical complexities surrounding postpartum psychosis and the insanity defense in high-profile criminal trials.
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Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mum who has been charged with murdering her three children, was suffering from a "command hallucination" at the time, a forensic psychiatrist has told the jury in her trial.
The defence, which rested its case on Friday, does not dispute that Clancy carried out the killings but say she has pleaded not guilty to murder charges because she was experiencing postpartum psychosis.
Forensic psychiatrist Phillip Resnick, the defence's final witness, testified about the effects of postpartum psychosis.
Prosecutors, meanwhile, alleged she made a calculated decision to intentionally kill her children - Cora, five, Dawson, three, and Callan, who was eight months.
Lindsay Clancy's trial puts postpartum psychosis in the spotlight
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