Lindsay Clancy goes on trial over whether postpartum psychosis drove her to kill her 3 children - AP News

Lindsay Clancy is on trial in Plymouth Superior Court, Massachusetts, where jurors heard opening statements Monday, July 27, in the murder case over the deaths of her three children, all aged 5 and younger.
Both the prosecution and defense agree that Clancy killed her three children by strangulation at their Massachusetts home in January 2023; the central dispute is whether she should be held criminally responsible.
Clancy's lawyers argue that postpartum psychosis drove her actions, and she has pleaded not guilty. Jurors are expected to hear conflicting expert views on her mental state in the coming weeks.
According to accounts of her condition, Clancy's mental health deteriorated after the birth of her third child, leaving her unable to sleep and experiencing thoughts of self-harm. She sought treatment from specialists in postpregnancy mood disorders, was prescribed multiple psychiatric medications, and eventually checked into a psychiatric hospital.
The killings occurred 19 days after she was discharged from that psychiatric hospital.
The first witness was her former husband, Patrick Clancy, who found the children's bodies upon returning home on the day of the deaths. He has publicly said he forgives her, describing her as ill rather than evil, and appeared emotional in court as images of the family and details of the children's deaths were presented.