Watch: BBC inside court as jury in Lindsay Clancy trial deadlocked
A jury remains deadlocked in the trial of Lindsay Clancy, a former nurse accused of killing her children. The defense argues she was suffering from postpartum psychosis at the time of the incident.
Why it matters
The case highlights the legal and societal complexities surrounding mental health defenses in criminal trials.
Her lawyer does not dispute that the 36-year-old former nurse killed the children, but argues that she was suffering from postpartum psychosis at the time and was unable to distinguish right from wrong. After discussing the case for several more hours on Tuesday, jurors were sent home for the day and asked to return in the morning.
The BBC's Ana Faguy was in the room and describes the reaction to the jury.
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