Watch Live: Lindsay Clancy trial resumes with Patrick Clancy's mother testifying, "She was begging for help" - cbsnews.com
The murder trial of Lindsay Clancy continues in Massachusetts, with defense witnesses testifying about her mental state at the time of the incident. A forensic psychologist testified that Clancy reported hearing voices and was not faking her symptoms during his evaluation.
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The trial is a high-profile case involving complex questions of mental health, criminal responsibility, and the legal defense of insanity.
Lindsay Clancy's murder trial continued Tuesday in Massachusetts with the 15th day of testimony. A psychologist who met with Clancy in the hospital after her children's deaths testified that she reported hearing a male voice telling her she had to kill her children and die by suicide.Four witnesses testified for the defense Tuesday, a day after the prosecution rested its case after calling 72 witnesses in Plymouth Superior Court. One of the first people to testify for the defense was Clancy's mother, Paula Musgrove. The children's other grandmother, Patrick Clancy's mother, took the stand Tuesday for the defense.Jennifer Sprague and Shanan Buckingham are handling questioning for the prosecution in the trial while Kevin Reddington is Clancy's defense attorney.Dr. Paul Zeizel, a clinical and forensic psychologist, took the stand around 3 p.m. He met with Clancy when she was hospitalized.
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