A Massachusetts woman, Lindsay Clancy, was accused of killing her three young children. After seven days of deliberation, the jury could not agree, and the judge declared a mistrial on Friday.
马萨诸塞州妇女林赛·克兰西被控杀害三名年幼子女,陪审团经过七天审议仍无法达成一致裁决,法官周五宣布审判无效。
Clancy is 36 years old and used to work as a maternity nurse.
克兰西现年36岁,曾是产科护士。
She never denied strangling her children in 2023. But she argued that she had postpartum psychosis at the time and should not be held criminally responsible.
她从未否认在2023年勒死孩子,但辩称当时患有产后精神病,不应承担刑事责任。
Prosecutors, however, believed she was aware of her actions and that it was intentional murder.
检方则认为她清楚自己的行为,属于故意杀人。
The jury said three times that it could not reach an agreement. One juror was said to be unwilling to follow the judge's instructions on reasonable doubt.
陪审团三次表示无法达成一致,其中一名陪审员被指不愿遵循法官关于合理怀疑的指示。
Clancy's lawyer, Kevin Reddington, said that without this juror, she would have been acquitted.
克兰西的律师凯文·雷丁顿说,如果不是这名陪审员,她本应无罪释放。
He said the juror "stole seven weeks of life from the other jurors," but he did not explain the exact direction of the jury's disagreement.
他称该陪审员“偷走了其他陪审员七周的生命”,但未说明陪审团的具体分歧方向。
Clancy still faces murder charges and is expected to stay in the psychiatric hospital.
克兰西仍面临谋杀指控,预计将继续留在精神病院。
Her ex-husband, Patrick Clancy, has said he forgives her, believing her actions came from mental illness.
她的前夫帕特里克·克兰西已表示原谅她,认为她的行为源于精神疾病。
Prosecutor Timothy Cruz said he will not decide immediately whether to retry the case. He stressed that "this case is not about the medical system," but about seeking justice for the three children.
检察官蒂莫西·克鲁兹说不会立即决定是否重审,并强调“此案不关乎医疗系统”,而是为了给三个孩子讨回正义。
The case drew wide attention, with millions watching the live broadcast. President Donald Trump also said he was following it.
案件引发广泛关注,数百万人观看直播,总统唐纳德·特朗普也表示在关注。
Clancy's lawyer said she lost control because of postpartum psychosis. Prosecutors said she never told mental health providers about hearing voices before the killings.
克兰西的律师称,她因产后精神病而行为失控,检方则指她杀人前从未向心理健康服务提供者透露听到声音。
If found guilty of murder, she could face life in prison. If found not guilty, the judge could order her to stay in a mental health facility.
若被判谋杀罪,她可能面临终身监禁;若无罪,法官可命令她入住精神卫生机构。