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Lindsay Clancy trial reveals final texts, husband’s hour-long errand
Lindsay Clancy trial reveals final texts, husband’s hour-long errand
Text messages between Lindsay Clancy and her husband Patrick, shown in court on Thursday, reveal a normal exchange about dinner and their baby shortly before she allegedly killed their three children. Patrick…
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Text messages between Lindsay Clancy and her husband Patrick, shown in court on Thursday, reveal a normal exchange about dinner and their baby shortly before she allegedly killed their three children. Patrick left the Duxbury home at 5.14 pm to buy medicine at CVS and collect takeaway, returning around 6.09 pm to find his children unresponsive. Cora, 5, and Dawson, 3, were pronounced dead; Callan, 8 months, died days later.
Lindsay Clancy does not deny the killings but pleads not guilty by reason of insanity, arguing severe postpartum psychosis. Prosecutors say she acted intentionally, sending her husband out to create time alone with the children. Her defence highlights bizarre searches on her phone, including "can you treat a sociopath" and "hallucinations", days before the incident. The trial continues.
The Indian Opinion
Online narratives have split sharply: some defend Clancy as a victim of mental illness, others vilify the prosecution as heartless. The scrutiny of Patrick Clancy for leaving the house or remarrying ignores that investigators cleared him of any wrongdoing. Whether the prosecution's hair-bow tribute is a gimmick or genuine is irrelevant; the jury must weigh the medical evidence against the timing of events. One number will settle the question: did Clancy know what she was doing when she sent that text message at 4.53 pm?
Sources (4): timesnownews.com, hindustantimes.com, hindustantimes.com (2), hindustantimes.com (3)
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