The defense finished its statements on Friday in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy in Massachusetts.
辩护方周五在马萨诸塞州林赛·克兰西谋杀案审判中结束陈述。
Clancy is accused of strangling her three young children, and she has pleaded not guilty.
克兰西被控勒死三名年幼子女,她对此不认罪。
Prosecutors then began calling rebuttal witnesses, and closing arguments are expected next week.
检察官随后开始传唤反驳证人,结案陈词预计下周进行。
Clancy, 36, used to work as a labor and delivery nurse.
36岁的克兰西曾是分娩和产科护士。
Her children Callan, Dawson, and Cora, aged from 8 months to 5 years, were found dead in the basement of their Duxbury home.
她的孩子卡兰、道森和科拉年龄从8个月到5岁不等,被发现死于达克斯伯里家中的地下室。
After strangling her children, Clancy jumped from a second-floor window and is now paralyzed from the waist down.
克兰西在勒死孩子后从二楼窗户跳下,目前腰部以下瘫痪。
Defense lawyer Kevin Reddington does not deny that Clancy killed the children, but says she should not be held criminally responsible because of postpartum psychosis.
辩护律师凯文·雷丁顿不否认克兰西杀害了孩子,但称她因产后精神病不应承担刑事责任。
This is a rare mental illness linked to stress, lack of sleep, and hormone changes after childbirth.
这是一种与分娩后压力、睡眠不足和激素变化相关的罕见精神疾病。
Family members testified about how her mental health got worse before the murders in January 2023.
家人作证描述了她在2023年1月谋杀前心理健康恶化的情况。
The final witness, forensic psychiatrist Dr. Philip Resnick, said Clancy was "clearly insane" on the day of the crime and could not control her actions.
最后一位证人、法医精神病学家菲利普·雷斯尼克博士作证说,克兰西在案发当天“明显精神错乱”,无法控制行为。
He said she had severe depression, with evidence matching bipolar disorder, and reported hearing voices that ordered her to kill her children.
他说她患有严重抑郁症,有符合双相情感障碍的证据,并报告听到命令她杀死孩子的声音。
Resnick said she believed it was better for her children to die with her and go to heaven. She thought "she was doing the right thing for her kids."
雷斯尼克称她相信让孩子和她一起死去并上天堂更好,认为“她正在为她的孩子做正确的事”。
Prosecutor Jennifer Sprague questioned this description and tried to show that Clancy, though treated for anxiety, insomnia, and depression, was not mentally ill.
检察官詹妮弗·斯普拉格质疑这一描述,并试图表明克兰西虽因焦虑、失眠和抑郁接受治疗,但并未患精神病。
The prosecutor argued that Clancy got her husband to leave the house on the day of the murders and planned the killings.
检察官辩称,克兰西在谋杀当天设法让丈夫离开家,并策划了这起谋杀。