Lindsay Clancy trial over killing her children ends in mistrial
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- A judge declared a mistrial Friday in Lindsay Clancy’s U.S. murder trial over the deaths of her three young children.
- Clancy’s attorney said she was suffering from postpartum psychosis when the tragedy occurred.
- The nearly six-week televised trial renewed debate over the treatment of postpartum mental health in women.
The nearly six-week trial of Lindsay Clancy ended in a mistrial Friday after a judge halted the case over the deaths of her three young children.
Clancy’s attorney said the tragedy occurred while she was suffering from postpartum psychosis. The trial took place in Plymouth, Massachusetts, and was televised.
The case also revived a longstanding debate about how postpartum mental health in women is treated.
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