Mistrial declared in Lindsay Clancy child killings case as jury deadlocks

<p>A judge declared a mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial after jurors said they could not reach a unanimous verdict on whether the Massachusetts mother was criminally responsible for killing her three young children.</p> <p>The mistrial, <a href="https://www.1news.co.nz/2026/09/03/lindsay-clancey-murder-trial-whats-likely-to-be-holding-up-the-jury/" target="_blank">on the seventh day of deliberations</a>, leaves the case unresolved. Prosecutors must now decide whether to put Clancy on trial again, drop the charges or try to negotiate a plea deal. The 36-year-old former labour and delivery nurse showed no emotion as the judge announced the mistrial, nor did the jury or her family.</p> <p>The deliberations <a href="https://www.1news.co.nz/2026/09/04/lindsay-clancy-defence-seeks-jurors-removal-as-jury-again-sent-back/" target="_blank">took a dramatic turn late in the week</a> when Judge William Sullivan said he was going to declare a mistrial Friday before suddenly changing course and giving her defence attorney a chance to appeal to the highest court in Massachusetts.