36岁的前产科护士Lindsay Clancy被控于2023年1月24日在马萨诸塞州Duxbury的家中勒死三名子女，分别是5岁的Cora、3岁的Dawson和8个月大的Callan 12。目前腰部以下瘫痪并需使用轮椅的Clancy，正在经历这场持续五周、被称为“美国最悲伤的谋杀审判”的案件审理 12。经过控辩双方就其精神状态及是否理解行为对错展开激烈交锋后，陪审团已于周四开始审议裁决 1。
本案的核心焦点在于Clancy作案时是否因双相情感障碍和产后精神病等严重精神疾病而缺乏刑事责任能力 1。辩方主张她当时患有产后精神病，不应承担刑事责任，其律师在庭审中指责了医疗系统 12。产后精神病估计影响约千分之一至千分之二的女性 12。在案发前，Clancy曾于2023年1月初自行入住精神病院数日 1。
若Clancy被定罪，她最高可被判处终身监禁不得假释 1。反之，若陪审团认定其因缺乏刑事责任能力而被判无罪，法院将决定她是否继续被拘禁于州立心理健康机构 1。
Lindsay Clancy, a 36-year-old former obstetric nurse, is on trial for the murders of her three children: 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson, and 8-month-old Callan 12. The incident occurred on January 24, 2023, at her home in Duxbury, Massachusetts, where she strangled the children 12. Clancy, who is currently paralyzed from the waist down and uses a wheelchair, has pleaded not guilty by reason of lack of criminal responsibility 1. The five-week trial, which has been described as "America's saddest murder trial," centers on whether she lacked criminal responsibility due to severe mental illnesses, including bipolar disorder and postpartum psychosis 12.
The defense argued that Clancy was suffering from postpartum psychosis at the time of the killings and blamed the medical system for her condition 2. Postpartum psychosis is estimated to affect approximately 1 to 2 out of every 1,000 women 1, or about 2 in 1,000 mothers 2. During the proceedings, prosecutors and defense attorneys fiercely debated her mental state and whether she understood the difference between right and wrong 1. Evidence presented showed that Clancy had voluntarily admitted herself to a psychiatric hospital for a few days in early January 2023 1. The jury began deliberating the verdict on Thursday to determine if she bears criminal responsibility 12. If convicted, Clancy faces a maximum sentence of life in prison without parole 1. Conversely, if she is found not guilty due to a lack of criminal responsibility, the court will decide whether she will remain confined in a state mental health facility 1.
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