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  "id": 11318150,
  "title": "US judge denies defence request to find Lindsay Clancy not guilty after mistrial",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/us-judge-denies-defence-request-to-find-lindsay-clancy-not-guilty",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T00:08:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/10/02/us-judge-denies-request-to-find-lindsay-clancy-not-guilty-after-mistrial"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Massachusetts judge has denied a request by lawyers representing Lindsay Clancy to declare her not guilty of murder in the deaths of her three young children. Judge William Sullivan said prosecutors presented sufficient evidence for a jury to hold her responsible for the killings, despite her lawyers arguing she was suffering from mental illness at the time. The judge ruled there was enough physical and circumstantial evidence to find Clancy guilty of strangling her children with exercise bands on January 24, 2023. Clancy's lawyers had argued she should be found not guilty by reason of insanity, claiming she was in the midst of postpartum psychosis when the murders occurred. However, Sullivan determined the prosecution's expert witnesses testified Clancy had the capacity to appreciate the criminality of her actions. The judge emphasized he did not want the case to linger and suggested a potential retrial date at a hearing on November 2.",
  "summary": "The judge says prosecutors presented sufficient evidence for a jury to find her responsible for killing her three young children in 2023.",
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        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "Lindsay Clancy judge denies motion to force not guilty finding",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/lindsay-clancy-judge-denies-motion-to-force-not-guilty-finding",
        "published": "2026-10-01T20:07:24.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Judge denies defense motion asking Lindsay Clancy be found not guilty due to a lack of evidence",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/judge-denies-defense-motion-asking-lindsay-clancy-be-found-not-guilty",
        "published": "2026-10-01T20:14:06.000Z"
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        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Judge denies Lindsay Clancy's long-shot bid for a not-guilty finding",
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        "published": "2026-10-01T20:27:38.000Z"
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        "title": "Judge denies defence request to declare Lindsay Clancy not guilty",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/judge-denies-defence-request-to-declare-lindsay-clancy-not-guilty",
        "published": "2026-10-01T21:26:30.000Z"
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        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Judge denies Lindsay Clancy defence motion to find her not guilty",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/judge-denies-lindsay-clancy-defence-motion-to-find-her-not-guilty",
        "published": "2026-10-01T21:57:38.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Sky News",
        "title": "Lindsay Clancy's request for not guilty verdict denied by judge",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/lindsay-clancys-request-for-not-guilty-verdict-denied-by-judge",
        "published": "2026-10-01T22:21:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "US judge denies Lindsay Clancy's acquittal bid over deaths of three children",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/us-judge-denies-lindsay-clancys-acquittal-bid-over-deaths-of-three",
        "published": "2026-10-01T23:00:50.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "Judge denies motion asking for Lindsay Clancy to be found not guilty due to lack of evidence",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/judge-denies-motion-asking-for-lindsay-clancy-to-be-found-not-guilty",
        "published": "2026-10-01T23:09:04.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "US judge denies defence request to find Lindsay Clancy not guilty after mistrial",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/us-judge-denies-defence-request-to-find-lindsay-clancy-not-guilty-11321165",
        "published": "2026-10-02T00:08:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Lindsay Clancy update: What's next after judge rejects not-guilty motion? Could she face a retrial?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/lindsay-clancy-update-whats-next-after-judge-rejects-not-guilty",
        "published": "2026-10-02T00:45:37.000Z"
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