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Jury Weighs Mental Health in Tragic Case | Lafayette Louisiana News
Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy trial are on day three of deliberations, weighing whether the former nurse is criminally responsible for strangling her three children in January 2023 — a case that’s spotlighted maternal mental health. While Clancy admits to the act, her defense argues she suffered from postpartum psychosis and lost touch with reality. Prosecutors say she was aware and made a conscious choice to kill her kids before attempting suicide. The jury must decide between murder, manslaughter, or acquittal based on her mental state at the time. Her children were strangled with exercise…
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