Judge William Sullivan denied on Wednesday the defense request for Lindsay Clancy to remove a juror from the trial, on the sixth day of deliberations. Defense attorney Kevin Reddington had argued that the juror was preventing the group from reaching a verdict, apparently ignoring instructions regarding the reasonable doubt standard. Jurors will return on Friday for a new session.
Lindsay Clancy, 36, is accused of homicide by strangulation of her three children in Massachusetts, United States, in January 2023. The defense argues that she should not be held criminally responsible for the deaths, as she was suffering from postpartum psychosis at the time of the facts.
The case has deeply divided public opinion in the United States. The trial has brought to the surface discussions about access to mental health care for new mothers facing serious psychiatric problems in the postpartum period.
The defense maintains that postpartum psychosis should be considered as a factor that eliminates Clancy's criminal responsibility, while the prosecution seeks to prove that she had mental capacity to understand the nature and consequences of her actions.
