Lindsay Clancy's defense rests at trial over whether postpartum psychosis drove her to killings
Clancy's lawyer, Kevin Reddington, hasn't disputed that she killed the children but says she should not be held criminally responsible because she had postpartum psychosis, a rare mental illness linked to the stress, sleep deprivation and hormonal changes that follow childbirth.
The defense concluded its presentation in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, who is accused of strangling and killing her three young children. Clancy's legal team contends she should not be held criminally responsible due to her suffering from postpartum psychosis. Prosecutors, however, argue that the killings were premeditated.
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