Lindsay Clancy's defense attorney is seeking to have murder charges against her dismissed, arguing that prosecutors have presented no evidence to prove she killed her three young children. The argument was made Tuesday in court during a hearing held weeks after a judge declared a mistrial in the case.
Clancy's attorney, Kevin Reddington, stated in court that the entire case is based on speculation and that there is no evidence Clancy admitted to killing her children. Clancy pleaded not guilty to three murder charges in connection with the deaths of her 5-year-old daughter Cora, 3-year-old son Dawson, and infant son Callan. The children were strangled at their Duxbury, Massachusetts, home on January 24, 2023.
During the trial, Reddington contended that Clancy was suffering from postpartum psychosis, a psychiatric emergency, and was overmedicated at the time of the incident. Prosecutors, however, argued that Clancy was criminally responsible for her children's deaths and understood the gravity of her actions. Clancy, a former nurse, attempted suicide on the night of her children's deaths, according to state prosecutors, leaving her paralyzed and in a wheelchair.
Prosecutors have not yet indicated whether they plan to retry the case.