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The judge informed Lindsay Clancy's jury that, having failed to reach a unanimous verdict, they were required to continue deliberations.

The judge informed Lindsay Clancy's jury that, having failed to reach a unanimous verdict, they were required to continue deliberations.

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September 1st, 2026

The judge informed Lindsay Clancy's jury that, having failed to reach a unanimous verdict, they were required to continue deliberations.

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The jury in the Lindsay Clancy case stated on Tuesday that they had failed to reach a unanimous verdict on whether the Massachusetts mother should be held criminally responsible for the deaths of her three young children, yet the judge nonetheless instructed them to resume deliberations.

林赛·克兰西案陪审团于周二表示他们未能这位马萨诸塞州母亲是否应对杀害其三名年幼子女承担刑事责任达成一致裁决然而法官责令他们继续审议

The jury has entered its fourth day of deliberations in a case that has garnered considerable attention, with its central issue centering on postpartum mental health and provoking profound and enduring divisions in public opinion.

陪审团已进入审议的第四日此案备受瞩目其核心议题聚焦于产后心理健康并在公众舆论中激起了深刻且持久的分歧

This marked the first time the jury had declared itself deadlocked.

陪审团首次宣告陷入僵局

As the jury filed into the courtroom, Clancy kept his gaze fixed straight ahead, only shifting his eyes toward them when the judge addressed the panel.

陪审团步入法庭时,克兰西目光径直投向正前方,法官向陪审团致辞之际方才将视线转向他们

"I am well aware that this has been a protracted trial," conceded Judge William Sullivan.

我深知这是一场旷日持久的审判,”法官威廉·沙利文坦言

"I am cognizant that over eighty witnesses have testified, and the exhibits number more than three hundred.

我清楚有逾八十名证人出庭证物亦超过三百件

Yet, it is precisely for this reason that I implore you to return and continue your deliberations in depth."

然而正因如此我恳请诸位返回继续深入审议。”

Clancy, a former obstetric nurse, does not deny having strangled her own children, yet she insists that postpartum psychosis was the root cause driving her to such an act.

克兰西这位前产科护士并不否认勒死自己孩子的行为,但坚称产后精神病是导致她如此行径的根源

The prosecution, however, contends that she was fully cognizant of the nature and consequences of her actions at the time.

然而检察官则主张她当时完全清楚自身行为性质与后果

Clancy, now 36 years old, has entered a plea of not guilty on the grounds of lacking criminal responsibility.

现年36岁的克兰西以缺乏刑事责任能力为由拒不认罪

Editor's note: This report addresses discussions pertaining to the topic of suicide.

编者按本报道涉及自杀相关议题的讨论

Should you or anyone you know require assistance, please contact the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988.

您本人您所认识的任何人需要援助拨打发送短信988联系美国国家自杀与危机生命线

The jury may find her guilty of murder or manslaughter, or, should they deem her deteriorating mental health to be the cause, acquit her.

陪审团可裁定犯有谋杀罪过失杀人罪,或者,陪审员认为心理健康恶化是原因,则宣判其无罪

A conviction could result in a life sentence.

定罪可能导致终身监禁

Even if she is acquitted, the judge may still order her confinement to a psychiatric facility, provided an assessment determines that she poses a danger to the public.

即便被无罪释放法官仍可下令将其限制在精神卫生机构前提是评估认定对公众构成危险

Should the jury fail to reach a unanimous verdict, resulting in a mistrial, the charges against Clancy would remain pending, and prosecutors would be compelled to decide whether to bring the case anew.

陪审团无法达成一致裁决并导致审判无效对克兰西的指控仍将保留检察官须决定是否对其重新提起诉讼。

The jury commenced their deliberations on Thursday afternoon.

陪审团周四下午着手审议。

By Friday, they had requested to review the knife Clancy had used to inflict self-harm shortly after the assault, along with a bag of empty prescription bottles discovered in her residence.

至周五他们要求调阅克朗西在行凶后不久用以自残那把刀具以及在她住所内发现的一袋空处方药瓶

Over the course of four weeks of testimony, the jury heard starkly divergent opinions from medical experts regarding Clancy's psychological state following the birth of her third child and the extent of her culpability.

在长达四周的证词陈述中陪审团听取了医学专家们克兰西在第三个孩子出生后的心理状态及其应承担的责任所提出的迥异见解

Clancy's defense counsel maintained that she adored her children; however, owing to postpartum psychosisa rare psychological disorder manifesting after childbirthshe lost her grip on reality and self, ultimately culminating in the tragic act of filicide.

克兰西的辩护律师坚称深爱着自己的孩子然而由于产后精神病——一种在分娩后罕见出现的心理障碍——她丧失了对现实自我的掌控,最终酿成了杀害亲子的悲剧

Clancy's mother and sister testified that she had become anxious, paranoid, and suicidal.

克兰西的母亲妹妹作证说变得焦虑偏执有自杀倾向

In the months preceding the killings of Cora, Dawson, and Callan Clancyaged 5, 3, and 8 months, respectivelyClancy had sought treatment for her deteriorating mental health, including a stay in a psychiatric hospital.

杀害科拉道森卡兰·克兰西分别为5岁3岁8个月大之前的几个月里,克兰西心理健康恶化寻求治疗包括住院精神病院

Less than three weeks after her discharge from the hospital, she dispatched her husband on an errand and, alone in the basement of her residence in southern Boston, took the lives of her children with an exercise band.

出院不足三周便差遣丈夫外出办事独自波士顿南部的宅邸地下室内,运动束带结束了孩子们的性命

Subsequently, she leapt from a second-floor window and has remained entirely paralyzed from the waist down to this day.

随后二楼窗口纵身跃下至今腰部以下全然瘫痪

The prosecutor stated that Clancy, mired in depression and weary of life, deliberately chose to kill her children before attempting suicide.

检察官表示克兰西深陷抑郁厌倦生活蓄意选择杀死孩子随后试图自杀

A forensic psychologist testifying for the prosecution said he had concluded that Clancy killed her children because she wished to end her own life but was unwilling to leave them behind.

一名为控方作证法庭心理学家,他得出结论克兰西杀死孩子因为结束自己的生命不愿留下他们

According to the defense's account, she suffered from bipolar disorder and postpartum psychosis, conditions that ultimately led her to firmly believe she heard a voice instructing her to kill her children so that she could end her own life.

根据辩方的陈述她罹患双相情感障碍产后精神病这些病症最终使她深信自己听到一个声音指示她杀害孩子以便她能了结自己的生命

A psychologist testifying for the defense pointed out that, owing to her mental health condition, Clancy was unable to recognize the "wrongfulness" of killing her children.

为辩方作证的心理学家指出由于她的心理健康状况克兰西未能认识到杀害孩子的“错误性”

Clancy opted to remain silent, declining to testify in court.

克兰西选择保持缄默拒绝出庭作证

She sat motionless in the dock, observing every detail of the proceedings, and broke down in tears on several occasionsparticularly at the moment when the prosecutor presented the autopsy photographs of the children to the jury.

静坐在被告席上全程目睹庭审的每一个细节,期间数次潸然泪下——尤其是检察官向陪审团出示孩子尸检照片的那一刻

The jurors also devoted two days to listening to the testimony of her ex-husband, Patrick Clancy, as well as the harrowing 911 call he had made.

陪审员们耗费了两天时间聆听她前夫帕特里克·克兰西的证词以及他那通令人痛彻心扉的911报警电话

Mere minutes after discovering his wife gravely injured in the yard, he came upon the bodies of their children during that very phone call.

在发现妻子在院子里身受重伤仅仅数分钟后,又在电话中发现了孩子们的遗体

In the interview, Patrick Clancy openly admitted that he had forgiven his ex-wife, viewing her as someone afflicted by a grave illness rather than inherently malevolent.

帕特里克·克兰西在访谈中坦言,他已宽恕其前妻认为不过是身染沉疴,而非本性邪恶

This court session marked the first time he had come face to face with Lindsay Clancy in the courtroom since the tragic incident occurred.

此次庭审乃是自那起命案发生以来,首次与林赛·克兰西当庭相见。

Postpartum psychosis, the condition that Clancy's legal counsel claimed she was suffering from when she killed her child, is far more severe than postpartum depression and is clinically rarer.

产后精神病克兰西的律师声称在杀害孩子时所患的病症其严重程度远超产后抑郁临床上更为罕见

Researchers estimate that such conditions occur in approximately one to two cases per thousand women following childbirth.

研究人员估算此类病症在分娩后每千名妇女中约有1至2例

Although the vast majority of women afflicted with this condition do not inflict harm upon their children, in severe cases, mothers may develop tendencies toward self-harm or harming their offspring.

尽管绝大多数罹患此症的妇女不会对孩子施以伤害但在严重病例中母亲可能产生自伤或伤及子女的倾向。

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