Prosecutors want US mother retried for killing her children

Prosecutors have announced plans to retry a US mother who has been accused of killing her three children, following a jury deadlock that resulted in a mistrial. Lindsay Clancy, 36, was tried for the strangulation of her daughter Cora, five, her son Dawson, three, and her infant son Callan, who was just eight months old. Clancy claimed she was suffering from postpartum psychosis at the time of the killings, which she blamed on a voice ordering her to kill her children.

However, prosecutors argued that Clancy had meticulously planned the murders and was aware of the consequences of her actions. A jury of nine women and three men was unable to reach a unanimous decision, casting doubt on whether prosecutors would seek another trial. If Judge William Sullivan rejects a defense motion to dismiss the charges, the retrial could proceed, potentially taking place in March 2027.

Clancy, who pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, suffered a temporary paralysis from the waist down after attempting suicide following the killings.