After the fourth day of talks, the jury said they could not reach a unanimous decision.
陪審團在第四天商議後表示,他們無法達成一致裁決。
But the judge asked them to keep trying.
但法官要求他們繼續努力。
The case involves a Massachusetts mother, Lindsay Clancy, who is accused of killing her three young children.
這宗案件涉及麻薩諸塞州母親 Lindsay Clancy,她被控殺害三名年幼子女。
The trial focuses on mental health after childbirth, and it has divided the public.
審判聚焦於產後心理健康問題,引發公眾分歧。
Clancy is a former maternity nurse.
Clancy 是前產科護士。
She does not deny strangling her children. But she says she is not guilty because postpartum psychosis caused her actions.
她不否認勒死孩子,但以產後精神病導致行為為由,辯稱自己無罪。
The prosecution believes she knew what she was doing.
檢方則認為她清楚自己的行為。
The jury can decide on murder, manslaughter, or not guilty.
陪審團可裁定謀殺罪、過失殺人罪或無罪。
A conviction could lead to life in prison.
定罪可能導致終身監禁。
If the jury still cannot reach a verdict, the trial will be declared invalid.
若陪審團仍無法達成裁決,審判將宣告無效。
The prosecution must decide whether to retry the case.
檢方需決定是否重審。
The jury asked to see the knife Clancy used to hurt herself. They also asked to see the bag of empty pill bottles.
陪審團曾要求查看 Clancy 自殘用的刀和空藥瓶袋。
During more than four weeks of testimony, medical experts gave different views on her mental state.
超過四周的證詞中,醫學專家對她的精神狀態提出不同觀點。
The defense said she lost control because of postpartum psychosis.
辯方稱她因產後精神病失去控制。
Her family testified that she was anxious, paranoid, and suicidal.
家人作證她焦慮、偏執且有自殺傾向。
Less than three weeks after leaving the hospital, she killed her child and jumped from a building.
她出院不到三週便殺死孩子並跳樓。
She is still paralyzed from the waist down.
至今她腰部以下癱瘓。
The prosecution said she was depressed and chose to kill on purpose.
檢方指她沮喪且有意識地選擇殺人。
The defense psychologist believed she could not tell that her actions were wrong.
辯方心理學家則認為她無法辨別行為的錯誤性。
Clancy chose not to testify and sometimes cried in court.
Clancy 選擇不作證,有時在庭上哭泣。
Her ex-husband, Patrick Clancy, testified and forgave her.
她的前夫 Patrick Clancy 作證並原諒她。
He believes she is sick, not evil.
他認為她有病而非邪惡。
Postpartum psychosis is more serious than postpartum depression.
產後精神病比產後憂鬱症更嚴重。
It is estimated to affect one to two in a thousand new mothers.
估計影響千分之一至千分之二的產婦。