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The trial: did postpartum psychosis lead Lindsay Clancy to kill her children? Her defense says so.

The trial: did postpartum psychosis lead Lindsay Clancy to kill her children? Her defense says so.

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August 21st, 2026

The trial: did postpartum psychosis lead Lindsay Clancy to kill her children? Her defense says so.

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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 in the trial for the murder of her three children.

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

The prosecutors began to call witnesses to respond.

Los fiscales empezaron a llamar a testigos para responder.

Final arguments are expected next week.

Se esperan los alegatos finales la próxima semana.

Clancy is 36 years old.

Clancy tiene 36 años.

She said she is not guilty of the murder charges.

Ella dijo que no es 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.

Now she is paralyzed from the waist down.

Ahora está paralizada de la cintura para abajo.

Her lawyer, Kevin Reddington, does not say she did not kill the children.

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

But he says she is not responsible by law.

Pero él dice que ella no es responsable por ley.

The reason is postpartum psychosis.

La razón es la 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 dijo que Clancy estaba "claramente psicótica" ese día.

He also said that she heard a voice.

También dijo que ella escuchaba una voz.

The voice ordered her to kill her children.

La voz le ordenaba matar a sus hijos.

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

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

The prosecutors say that Clancy planned the murders.

Los fiscales dicen que Clancy planeó los asesinatos.

She got treatment for anxiety, sleeplessness, and sadness.

Ella recibía tratamiento por ansiedad, insomnio y depresión.

But the prosecutors say she did not have psychosis.

Pero los fiscales dicen que no sufría de psicosis.

In the cross-examination, the prosecutor Jennifer Sprague asked a question. Was it better to kill the children than to leave them with social services? The judge canceled that question.

En el contrainterrogatorio, la fiscal Jennifer Sprague preguntó si era mejor matar a los niños que dejarlos con los servicios sociales.

The judge canceled that question.

El juez anuló esa pregunta.

August 21st, 2026

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