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When Mothers Kill Their Children | Salt Lake City News
Lindsay Clancy’s trial has sparked national attention not for rarity, but for a grim truth: nearly 5,000 children died from abuse or neglect between 2022 and 2026, with nearly half involving biological mothers—over 900 of those due to inflicted injury, including more than 200 cases of torture. Cases like Massachusetts’ 2024 tragedy, where a four-year-old girl and siblings suffered horrific abuse, show this isn’t isolated. Yet, many perpetrators escape justice—charges rarely filed, sentences lighter than for non-parents. Should addiction or mental illness excuse murder? Critics say no: just as…
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