Was She Mentally Ill or Deliberate? | Birmingham News

Birmingham AL News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 10, 2026 · 1m

The trial of Lindsay Clancy, accused of killing her three young children, hinges on a fierce battle over her mental state: defense experts argue she suffered from postpartum psychosis, rendering her unable to understand her actions, while prosecutors insist she was fully aware and acted with intent. Psychiatrists who evaluated her before the tragedy testified she showed no signs of psychosis during their visits, directly undermining the defense. The children died in January 2023; Clancy survived an attempted suicide but is now paralyzed from the waist down. As the jury wrestles with whether…