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Psychologist says Lindsay Clancy was not legally responsible for killing her 3 children.

Psychologist says Lindsay Clancy was not legally responsible for killing her 3 children.

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August 20th, 2026

Psychologist says Lindsay Clancy was not legally responsible for killing her 3 children.

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A psychologist testified on Wednesday.

Un psicólogo testificó el miércoles.

He said Lindsay Clancy did not understand the "evil" of killing her three children.

Dijo que Lindsay Clancy no entendía la "maldad" de matar a sus tres hijos.

This was because of her mental health problems.

Esto era por sus problemas de salud mental.

Paul Zeizel treated her in a hospital after the deaths.

Paul Zeizel la atendió en un hospital después de las muertes.

He said she could not change her behavior to follow the law.

Dijo que ella no podía cambiar su comportamiento para seguir la ley.

He added that Clancy had a "mental illness or defect".

Añadió que Clancy tenía una "enfermedad o defecto mental".

The defense says she has bipolar disorder and postpartum psychosis.

La defensa dice que ella tiene trastorno bipolar y psicosis posparto.

This is a rare illness.

Esta es una enfermedad rara.

It affects 1 or 2 out of every 1,000 women.

Afecta a 1 o 2 de cada 1,000 mujeres.

Clancy is 36 years old.

Clancy tiene 36 años.

She said she is not guilty of murder for her children's deaths.

Dijo que no es culpable de asesinato por las muertes de sus hijos.

The children were named Callan, Dawson, and Cora.

Los niños se llamaban Callan, Dawson y Cora.

They were between 8 months and 5 years old.

Tenían entre 8 meses y 5 años.

Prosecutors say she planned the murders in January 2023.

Los fiscales dicen que ella planeó los asesinatos en enero de 2023.

She sent her husband to get medicine and dinner to be alone.

Envió a su esposo a buscar medicamentos y cena para quedarse sola.

Zeizel said Clancy went to a clinic in December 2022.

Zeizel dijo que Clancy fue a una clínica en diciembre de 2022.

She felt her "brain was damaged" and that she "should kill herself".

Ella sentía que su "cerebro estaba dañado" y que "debería matarse".

She also showed signs of psychosis and was afraid of losing her children.

También mostró signos de psicosis y tenía miedo de perder a sus hijos.

Zeizel said that being in a psychotic state did not stop her. She still did normal things.

Zeizel dijo que estar en estado psicótico no le impedía hacer cosas normales.

For example, she could drive or search on the internet.

Por ejemplo, podía conducir o buscar en internet.

On the day of the murders, Clancy took her daughter to the doctor.

El día de los asesinatos, Clancy llevó a su hija al médico.

She also played with the children in the snow.

También jugó con los niños en la nieve.

In the cross-examination, the prosecutors questioned her fairness.

En el contrainterrogatorio, los fiscales cuestionaron su objetividad.

They said there were mistakes in her report.

Dijeron que había errores en su informe.

They also said Clancy never reported hearing voices that told her to kill herself.

También dijeron que Clancy nunca informó escuchar voces que le dijeran que se matara.

The prosecutors have questioned if Clancy's suicide attempt was serious.

Los fiscales han cuestionado si el intento de suicidio de Clancy fue serio.

She jumped from a window on the second floor.

Ella saltó desde una ventana del segundo piso.

She was paralyzed from the waist down.

Quedó paralizada de la cintura para abajo.

Zeizel said that Clancy often talks about her children.

Zeizel dijo que Clancy habla a menudo de sus hijos.

She said that "she really loves them, misses them, and thinks about them every day".

Dijo que "realmente los ama, los extraña y piensa en ellos todos los días".

If she is found guilty, she faces life in prison without parole.

Si es declarada culpable, enfrenta cadena perpetua sin libertad condicional.

She is found not guilty. She is not responsible for her actions. She would be put in a state mental health center.

Si es declarada no culpable por falta de responsabilidad penal, sería internada en un centro de salud mental estatal.

August 20th, 2026

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