{
  "id": 10727975,
  "title": "Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer raises questions over evidence in children’s deaths",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/lindsay-clancys-lawyer-raises-questions-over-evidence-in-childrens",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T16:18:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Global News",
    "slug": "global-news",
    "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12077167/lindsay-clancy-trial-lack-of-evidence/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Lindsay Clancy's defence lawyer, Kevin Reddington, argued on Tuesday that there was insufficient evidence to prove his client committed the murder of her three children. This marked a significant shift from the trial that concluded on September 4 with a hung jury. Previously, Reddington had not denied that Clancy had killed the children, but rather advocated for her not being found guilty of doing so due to a mental illness known as postpartum psychosis.\n\nThe defence's new stance was based on a mistrial where the jury was deadlocked 11 to 1 in Clancy's favour. Reddington questioned the lack of evidence that Clancy had indeed killed the children, pointing out her condition when found severely injured outside her home and her memory loss upon waking up in a hospital. During the initial trial, her ex-husband and first responders testified that she attempted suicide immediately after killing her children. Reddington argued that there was no admission or statement from Clancy admitting to the act.\n\nProsecutor Shanan Buckingham dismissed Reddington's arguments as \"laughable,\" citing the substantial evidence provided during the trial. Prosecutors maintain that Clancy, a 36-year-old former nurse, killed her children and then attempted to take her own life using multiple methods. They argue that Clancy was aware of the wrongness of her actions. Clancy, who is paralyzed from the waist down, remains in a psychiatric facility until the case is resolved.",
  "summary": "In the wake of a mistrial with the jury split 11 to 1 in Clancy’s favour, her lawyer sought to persuade Judge William Sullivan to acquit her.",
  "key_points": [
    "Lindsay Clancy's lawyer, Kevin Reddington, questions evidence of her committing triple murder.",
    "Jury deadlocked 11 to 1 in Clancy's favor during mistrial, prompting new defense stance.",
    "Prosecutors dismiss Reddington's arguments as \"laughable,\" citing substantial trial evidence."
  ],
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  "illustration": null,
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    "outlets": 7,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Live Updates: Lindsay Clancy's first hearing following mistrial",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/live-updates-lindsay-clancys-first-hearing-following-mistrial",
        "published": "2026-09-29T12:11:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "WATCH LIVE: Lindsay Clancy returns to court for hearing to help determine whether she will be retried",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/watch-live-lindsay-clancy-returns-to-court-for-hearing-to-help",
        "published": "2026-09-29T13:21:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Where is Lindsay Clancy now and what is her legal status? All we know ahead of killer mom's court appearance",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/where-is-lindsay-clancy-now-and-what-is-her-legal-status-all-we-know",
        "published": "2026-09-29T13:58:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Lindsay Clancy returns to court after Massachusetts murder case mistrial",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/lindsay-clancy-returns-to-court-after-massachusetts-murder-case",
        "published": "2026-09-29T15:42:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Lindsay Clancy back in court as lawyers seek to have murder case dismissed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/lindsay-clancy-back-in-court-as-lawyers-seek-to-have-murder-case",
        "published": "2026-09-29T16:13:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "Lindsay Clancy trial holdout juror breaks his silence: ‘Put the focus on the three angels’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/lindsay-clancy-trial-holdout-juror-breaks-his-silence-put-the-focus",
        "published": "2026-09-29T16:21:41.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}