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  "id": 5588444,
  "title": "Judge says he’ll declare mistrial in Lindsay Clancy case after jury cannot reach a verdict",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/judge-says-hell-declare-mistrial-in-lindsay-clancy-case-after-jury",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T15:58:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Global News",
    "slug": "global-news",
    "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12047895/lindsay-clancy-case-judge-says-hell-declare-mistrial-jury-cannot-reach-a-verdict/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Friday, Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy case, after jurors could not reach a unanimous verdict on whether Clancy was criminally responsible for the 2023 strangulation of her three young children. The trial has been a topic of intense public interest, sparking debates around maternal mental health after childbirth. Clancy's defense team claims her actions were caused by postpartum psychosis, a rare condition affecting 1 to 2 women out of every 1,000 after delivery. Clancy's attorney, Kevin Reddington, argued she has bipolar disorder and postpartum psychosis. The jury's inability to decide was highlighted after Clancy's foreperson told Sullivan a single juror refused to follow the court's instructions on reasonable doubt. The judge had already individually questioned jurors, reminding them that \"proof beyond a reasonable doubt does not mean proof beyond all possible doubt.\" Clancy, paralyzed from the waist down due to a suicide attempt, was brought to a sidebar conversation with the judge and lawyers for the first time during the trial. If the jury cannot agree on a verdict, the judge could declare a mistrial, which would force prosecutors to decide whether to retry Clancy, drop charges, or negotiate a plea deal.",
  "summary": "The judge in the Lindsay Clancy case said he was going to declare a mistrial on Friday before giving her defense attorney an hour to appeal.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Lone juror blocking verdict in Lindsay Clancy murder trial: defense",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/lone-juror-blocking-verdict-in-lindsay-clancy-murder-trial-defense",
        "published": "2026-09-04T05:47:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Patrick Clancy's outing with Dr Rachel Danis amid Lindsay Clancy's trial draws backlash from ex-FBI agent: ‘Find it odd’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/patrick-clancys-outing-with-dr-rachel-danis-amid-lindsay-clancys",
        "published": "2026-09-04T08:30:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Lindsay Clancy: She killed her children, one at a time. Then tried to join them",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/lindsay-clancy-she-killed-her-children-one-at-a-time-then-tried-to",
        "published": "2026-09-04T09:55:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Lindsay Clancy's lawyer files new emergency motion on sidebars",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/lindsay-clancys-lawyer-files-new-emergency-motion-on-sidebars",
        "published": "2026-09-04T12:28:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "The Latest: Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial deliberations apparently stuck 11-1",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/the-latest-lindsay-clancys-murder-trial-deliberations-apparently",
        "published": "2026-09-04T12:42:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "WATCH LIVE: Lindsay Clancy jury deliberates for 7th day as tensions rise over reasonable doubt",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/watch-live-lindsay-clancy-jury-deliberates-for-7th-day-as-tensions",
        "published": "2026-09-04T13:18:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "Jury in Lindsay Clancy murder trial told to follow law 'whether you agree with it or not'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/jury-in-lindsay-clancy-murder-trial-told-to-follow-law-whether-you",
        "published": "2026-09-04T14:43:30.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}