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Lindsay Clancy trial: prosecutor wears hair bow, diary shows struggles
Lindsay Clancy trial: prosecutor wears hair bow, diary shows struggles
Lindsay Clancy's diary entries were read aloud in court, showing her struggle with postpartum mental health. In one entry, she wrote 'I want to die' and described feeling 'drowning every day.' Two…
The Story in Brief
Lindsay Clancy's diary entries were read aloud in court, showing her struggle with postpartum mental health. In one entry, she wrote 'I want to die' and described feeling 'drowning every day.' Two days after the killings, she asked doctors 'Is my body broken?' and wrote 'horrified' when asked about her mood.
The prosecutor wearing a large white hair bow in court has drawn attention. Prosecutor Shanan Buckingham wore the bow as a nod to victim Cora's love of bows. Clancy, accused of killing her three children, has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. The prosecution argues she acted intentionally, while the defence says she was in a psychotic episode.
The Indian Opinion
The prosecutor's hair bow is a poignant tribute, but it risks trivialising a trial centred on postpartum psychosis. The real test is whether the jury weighs Clancy's diary entries of despair and her immediate post-crime shock, the question 'Is my body broken?', against the prosecution's portrayal of rational, methodical killings. The outcome hinges on one question: Did she know what she was doing when she was driven by voices?
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