Attorneys waiting on DNA evidence in case of Duxbury mom accused of killing 3 kids – WCVB Boston

AGAINST LINDSAY CLANCY STANDS NOW. LINDSAY CLANCYS APPEARANCE WAS WAIVED, MEANING SHE DID NOT HAVE TO ATTEND TODAYS HEARING AT SUPERIOR COURT HERE IN BROCKTON. AND SHE DID NOT. CLANCY IS RECEIVING TREATMENT AT A STATE HOSPITAL. KEVIN REDDINGTON ON BEHALF OF THE DEFENDANT, HER ATTORNEY, KEVIN REDDINGTON, IS SEEN HERE APPEARING ON HER BEHALF. HE AND THE PROSECUTOR WERE UPDATING THE JUDGE ABOUT EVIDENCE IN THIS CASE, SPECIFICALLY DNA EVIDENCE THAT IS STILL IN THE TESTING QUEUE. ACCORDING TO THE PROSECUTOR CLANCY IS CHARGED WITH THREE COUNTS EACH OF MURDER AND STRANGULATION FOR KILLING HER. THREE CHILDREN IN THEIR THEIR HOME IN DUXBURY IN JANUARY OF 2023. HER HUSBAND MADE THE DISCOVERY. HER ATTORNEY, KEVIN REDDINGTON, HAS PREVIOUSLY STATED THAT HIS CLIENT HAD POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION AND WAS OVERMEDICATED AT THE TIME, BUT THE PROSECUTION HAS DESCRIBED LINDSAY CLANCYS ACTIONS ON THE DAY OF THE KILLINGS AS DELIBERATE AND PREMEDITATED. ITLL BE AT 2 P.M. HERE IN THIS COURTROOM. THE CASE RETURNS TO COURT ON SEPTEMBER 27TH. ON THAT DATE, LIKE TODAY, LINDSAY CLANCY IS NOT REQUIRED TO ATTEND. REPORTING IN BROCKTON TODD

Attorneys waiting on DNA evidence in case of Duxbury, Massachusetts mother Lindsay Clancy accused of killing 3 kids

Updated: 1:03 PM EDT Jul 26, 2024

A hearing was held Friday in the case of the Massachusetts mother accused of strangling her three young children with exercise bands and jumping out of the window of the family's Duxbury home last year.Lindsay Clancy is facing three counts each of murder and strangulation in the January 2023 deaths of her 5-year-old daughter Cora, 3-year-old son Dawson and 7-month-old son Callan.Her attorney, Kevin Reddington, said his client had postpartum depression and was overmedicated at the time. However, prosecutors described Lindsay Clancy's actions on the day of the killings as deliberate and premeditated.During a status hearing Friday in Brockton Superior Court, the defense and prosecution updated the judge about evidence in the case, specifically DNA evidence that is still in the testing queue, according to the prosecutor.Lindsay Clancy has pleaded not guilty and is receiving treatment at Tewksbury State Hospital while her attorneys wade through nearly 300 pages of documents that were released last year.They include 11 search warrants that sought access to collect exercise bands, medications, phones, computers, notebooks, cameras, a bloody knife and other physical evidence from inside the Clancy home. According to the documents, Lindsay Clancy's notebooks contained documentation of her medications and thoughts of suicide. There's also mention that she used her phone to document her mental state and research ways to kill. Prosecutors allege on the evening of the alleged attack, Clancy's husband, Patrick, left the couple's home to pick up medications and dinner, and when he returned, he found Clancy outside."He called 911. During this time, he asked the defendant, 'What did you do?' She responded to him, 'I tried to kill myself and jumped out the window.' During the 911 call, Patrick can be heard asking the defendant, 'Where are the kids?' He later told police that she replied 'in the basement,'" Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Sprague said during Clancy's arraignment.Patrick Clancy allegedly found his children in the basement. All three had exercise bands around their necks and died of "ligature strangulation," Sprague said.The case is scheduled to return to court on Sept. 27. Lindsay Clancy is not required to attend. If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters, please call the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 800-273-8255 to connect with a trained counselor or visit 988lifeline.org.

A hearing was held Friday in the case of the Massachusetts mother accused of strangling her three young children with exercise bands and jumping out of the window of the family's Duxbury home last year.

Lindsay Clancy is facing three counts each of murder and strangulation in the January 2023 deaths of her 5-year-old daughter Cora, 3-year-old son Dawson and 7-month-old son Callan.

Her attorney, Kevin Reddington, said his client had postpartum depression and was overmedicated at the time. However, prosecutors described Lindsay Clancy's actions on the day of the killings as deliberate and premeditated.

During a status hearing Friday in Brockton Superior Court, the defense and prosecution updated the judge about evidence in the case, specifically DNA evidence that is still in the testing queue, according to the prosecutor.

Lindsay Clancy has pleaded not guilty and is receiving treatment at Tewksbury State Hospital while her attorneys wade through nearly 300 pages of documents that were released last year.

They include 11 search warrants that sought access to collect exercise bands, medications, phones, computers, notebooks, cameras, a bloody knife and other physical evidence from inside the Clancy home.

According to the documents, Lindsay Clancy's notebooks contained documentation of her medications and thoughts of suicide. There's also mention that she used her phone to document her mental state and research ways to kill.

Prosecutors allege on the evening of the alleged attack, Clancy's husband, Patrick, left the couple's home to pick up medications and dinner, and when he returned, he found Clancy outside.

"He called 911. During this time, he asked the defendant, 'What did you do?' She responded to him, 'I tried to kill myself and jumped out the window.' During the 911 call, Patrick can be heard asking the defendant, 'Where are the kids?' He later told police that she replied 'in the basement,'" Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Sprague said during Clancy's arraignment.

Patrick Clancy allegedly found his children in the basement. All three had exercise bands around their necks and died of "ligature strangulation," Sprague said.

The case is scheduled to return to court on Sept. 27. Lindsay Clancy is not required to attend.

If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters, please call the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 800-273-8255 to connect with a trained counselor or visit 988lifeline.org.

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