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Lindsay Clancy's defense rests on whether postpartum psychosis led her to kill her children.

Lindsay Clancy's defense rests on whether postpartum psychosis led her to kill her children.

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August 21st, 2026

Lindsay Clancy's defense rests on whether postpartum psychosis led her to kill her children.

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Lindsay Clancy's defense finished presenting its case on Friday.

La defensa de Lindsay Clancy terminó de presentar su caso el viernes.

This happened at the trial for the murder of her three children.

Esto ocurrió en el juicio por el asesinato de sus tres hijos.

The prosecutors began to call rebuttal witnesses.

Los fiscales empezaron a llamar a testigos de refutación.

Final arguments are expected next week.

Se esperan los alegatos finales la próxima semana.

Clancy is 36 years old and pleaded not guilty to the murder charges.

Clancy tiene 36 años y se declaró no culpable de los cargos de asesinato.

Her children were between 8 months and 5 years old.

Sus hijos tenían entre 8 meses y 5 años.

They were found in the basement of her home in Duxbury, Massachusetts.

Fueron encontrados en el sótano de su casa en Duxbury, Massachusetts.

After the events, Clancy jumped from a second-floor window.

Después de los hechos, Clancy saltó desde una ventana del segundo piso.

She was left paralyzed from the waist down.

Quedó paralizada de la cintura para abajo.

Her lawyer, Kevin Reddington, does not argue that she killed the children.

Su abogado, Kevin Reddington, no discute que ella mató a los niños.

But he says she is not legally responsible because of postpartum psychosis.

Pero sostiene que no es penalmente responsable por psicosis posparto.

As the last witness, he called the forensic psychiatrist Phillip Resnick.

Como último testigo, llamó al psiquiatra forense Phillip Resnick.

Resnick said that Clancy was "clearly psychotic" that day.

Resnick testificó que Clancy estaba "claramente psicótica" ese día.

He said she heard a voice that ordered her to kill her children.

Dijo que ella escuchaba una voz que le ordenaba matar a sus hijos.

She also believed they would be better off dying with her and going to heaven.

También creía que estarían mejor muriendo con ella e yendo al cielo.

The prosecutors argue that Clancy planned the murders.

Los fiscales argumentan que Clancy planeó los asesinatos.

She got treatment for anxiety, insomnia, and depression, but she did not have psychosis.

Aunque recibía tratamiento por ansiedad, insomnio y depresión, no sufría de psicosis.

During cross-examination, prosecutor Jennifer Sprague questioned the idea that killing the children was better.

En el contrainterrogatorio, la fiscal Jennifer Sprague cuestionó la idea de que fuera mejor matar a los niños.

She said it was not better than leaving them with social services.

Ella dijo que no era mejor que dejarlos en manos de los servicios sociales.

The judge struck that question.

El juez anuló esa pregunta.

August 21st, 2026

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