New York Mom's Defense Attorneys Say She Suffered Postpartum Psychosis in Suicide
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Her defense attorneys have said that Clancy was in the grips of postpartum psychosis, a rare condition that can alter new mothers’ sense of reality and is considered a psychiatric emergency. Her condition, they told jurors, compelled her to act on the voices in her head that were telling her to kill her three children and herself. For months, she had been seeking help from doctors and medical professionals.
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New York PostIn the four months leading up to the slayings, Clancy was suffering with debilitating insomnia, anxiety, depression and thoughts of killing herself and harming her kids, jurors learned.
The Daily WireClancy has admitted to murdering her three young children but argues she was suffering from postpartum psychosis at the time.
Associated PressBoth sides agree Clancy did it. But her attorneys argue the former labor and delivery nurse was suffering from postpartum psychosis at the time, and that poor mental healthcare exacerbated her condition. Prosecutors argue she intentionally planned the killings.
Washington TimesBoth sides agree Clancy did it. But her attorneys argue the former labor and delivery nurse was suffering from postpartum psychosis at the time, and that poor mental healthcare exacerbated her condition. Prosecutors argue she intentionally planned the killings.
PBS NewsHourLindsay Clancy trial draws attention to postpartum mental health Jurors are deliberating in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, a case that has raised questions about maternal mental healthcare. Clancy does not deny killing her children, but she pleaded not guilty, arguing she can't be held criminally responsible because the murders occurred while she was suffering from postpartum psychosis. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Shelley Murphy of The Boston Globe.
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The nine women and three men asked to see two bags of pills that were entered into evidence, along with the knife Clancy used in her suicide attempt after killing her three young children.
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New York PostThey have only asked a single question — to see two pieces of evidence: the knife Clancy used in her suicide attempt after she strangled her three kids and some of her prescription medication bottles.
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If Clancy is convicted, her sentence could be as severe as life in prison. If she’s found not guilty, she may be released or remain confined in a mental health facility.
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Washington TimesIf Clancy is convicted, her sentence could be as severe as life in prison. If she’s found not guilty, she may be released or remain confined in a mental health facility.
New York PostIf the jury is persuaded by her defense and finds her not criminally responsible, then Clancy would be institutionalized indefinitely at a mental health facility.
NBC NewsSullivan has said that if Clancy is found not guilty by reason of lack of criminal responsibility, the district attorney or another authority will likely petition the court to commit her to a mental health facility. It is unclear what her sentencing will look like if she is convicted of a lesser charge.
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As the jury deliberates, here are moments from the trial they may be considering.
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Associated PressAs the jury deliberates, here are moments from the trial they may be considering.
NBC NewsIt’s typical for a jury to have questions as it deliberates, especially in such a winding case with competing storylines and troves of evidence. Juries are also known to ask questions about the instructions given by the judge, and the law and how to apply it.
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01 New York Post Dimone Fleming, 26, was found not responsible by mental disease or defect in court on Monday for the deaths of her two children, 3-year-old Daishawn Fleming and 11-month-old Octavius Canada, at a Bronx family shelter, the New York Times reported.
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02 RealClearPolitics Yes, social media is susceptible to groupthink. But if the TikTok moms posting 'Same, Lindsay' really mean it, they should log off and seek help. Read Full Article ⟶
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03 New York Times Judge Excludes Key Confession in Sept. 11 Case Prosecutors argued the statements by the defendant, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, were crucial evidence for the eventual death-penalty trial.
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04 Associated Press Lindsay Clancy had sent him out to get takeout food and medication for their daughter, which prosecutors argue was an excuse to get him out of the house.
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05 Washington Times Lindsay Clancy had sent him out to get takeout food and medication for their daughter, which prosecutors argue was an excuse to get him out of the house.
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06 NBC News Prosecutors spent nearly six weeks presenting their case to jurors in the murder trial. They called 70 witnesses in an attempt to show that the mother planned the deaths, driving her husband from home so she could carry out the acts.
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07 The Daily Wire The request could be significant as jurors are revisiting evidence tied to Clancy’s mental state and medication use — key pieces of evidence her defense has brought up.
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08 The Federalist Three children are dead at Lindsay Clancy’s hand, yet a rotten culture has rallied to make her the central victim. That reflex exposes a deep connection between Big Pro-Life, feminism, and wokeness. We cannot establish justice until we confront it.
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