美国马萨诸塞州35岁前护士林赛·克兰西因2023年1月24日绞杀其三个子女而接受刑事审判[1]。被害人为其五岁女儿科拉、三岁儿子道森和八个月大的幼子卡兰[1]。检控方指控克兰西故意实施这些杀害行为，应承担刑事责任[1]。
克兰西的辩护律师声称，其患有双相情感障碍，在接受精神类药物治疗后病情反而恶化[1]。辩方主张克兰西患有产后精神病，影响了其判断能力[1]。若被裁定谋杀罪名成立，克兰西将面临无期徒刑；若被认定缺乏刑事责任能力而无罪，将被送入州精神卫生设施[1]。
案发后，克兰西跳窗逃脱，导致腰部以下瘫痪[1]。审判第二周，检控方继续举证并安排证人出庭作证[1]。
Lindsay Clancy, a 35-year-old former nurse from Massachusetts, is on trial for the January 24, 2023 deaths of her three children: Cora, 5; Dawson, 3; and Callan, 8 months old, whom she is accused of strangling [1]. During the second week of proceedings, prosecutors presented evidence and witness testimony [1]. Clancy displayed emotional distress as jurors reviewed autopsy photographs during the trial [1].
The prosecution contends that Clancy acted with criminal intent and bears full responsibility for the deaths [1]. The defense argues that Clancy suffers from postpartum psychosis, which impaired her judgment and mental capacity [1]. According to her legal team, Clancy had bipolar disorder that worsened after psychiatric medication was administered [1]. Following the deaths, Clancy jumped from a window and sustained paralysis below the waist [1].
If convicted of murder, she faces a life sentence; if found not criminally responsible due to lack of mental competence, she will be committed to a state mental health facility [1].