Lindsay Clancy’s ex-husband testifies about the day she killed their 3 children
Patrick Clancy described his ex-wife’s deteriorating mental health as prosecutors said she intentionally killed their three children.
- On Wednesday, Patrick Clancy is expected to return to the stand to continue testifying in the murder trial of his ex-wife, Lindsay Clancy, regarding their three children's January 2023 deaths.
- During Monday's testimony, Patrick detailed his former wife's deteriorating mental health, citing hospitalizations at McLean Hospital and persistent "intrusive thoughts" about harming their children.
- Describing the day of the deaths as "one of her best days," Patrick noted that Lindsay played outside with the children and called in a dinner order shortly before the killings occurred.
- Countering the prosecution's claim that she acted intentionally, defense attorney Kevin Reddington argues Lindsay lacked criminal responsibility due to postpartum psychosis, a rare illness linked to childbirth.
- If convicted, Lindsay faces life in prison without parole; the trial is expected to last up to six weeks and could result in commitment to a state mental health facility if found not guilty.
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Lindsay Clancy's ex-husband testifies about the day she killed their 3 children
Lindsay Clancy had sought care from experts in postpregnancy mood disorders, was put on multiple psychiatric medications, and when nothing worked, checked in to a psychiatric hospital. She killed the children 19 days after she was discharged.
Lindsay Clancy’s ex-husband testifies about the day she killed their 3 children
More than three years after a Massachusetts mother strangled her three young children, her former husband described returning home to the aftermath and a jury listened Wednesday to his frantic 911 call, as her lawyers seek to prove she was in the grip of postpregnancy psychosis.
Lindsay Clancy trial: Patrick Clancy's 911 call after finding children played in court
Patrick Clancy is expected to return to the witness stand Wednesday in the murder trial of his former wife, Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother accused of killing their three children in 2023.
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Lindsay Clancy’s ex-husband resumes testifying about the day she killed their 3 children
PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — The former husband of a Massachusetts woman on trial for killing their three young children returned to the witness stand Wednesday…
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