{
  "id": 647281,
  "title": "Is Lindsay Clancy paralyzed? Revisiting shocking events from day of killings amid murder trial",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/is-lindsay-clancy-paralyzed-revisiting-shocking-events-from-day-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T08:35:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
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    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/is-lindsay-clancy-paralyzed-revisiting-shocking-events-from-day-of-killings-amid-murder-trial-101786523397701.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Lindsay Clancy, a mother of three children who are now deceased, is currently on trial in Massachusetts for the murders of her children. She faces three counts of murder and is currently in a wheelchair due to paralysis from the waist down. The reason for her paralysis is linked to a suicide attempt she made on January 24, 2023, the same day she killed her children. She had jumped from a second-story window, sustaining a thoracic spine injury, which left her paralyzed. However, the cuts on her wrists and neck, which were considered \"superficial,\" did not result in significant paralysis. Prosecutors argue that Lindsay acted intentionally and rationally when she killed her children, while her defense team claims she was in a psychotic episode due to postpartum mental illness and is not criminally responsible.",
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        "published": "2026-08-10T14:50:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Watch Live: Lindsay Clancy trial resumes with cross-examination of psychiatrist",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/watch-live-lindsay-clancy-trial-resumes-with-cross-examination-of",
        "published": "2026-08-10T14:56:39.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "How long will the Lindsay Clancy trial last? When could it end? What we know",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/how-long-will-the-lindsay-clancy-trial-last-when-could-it-end-what-we",
        "published": "2026-08-10T17:30:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Defence lawyer takes aim at psychiatrist’s care before Lindsay Clancy killed her children",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/defence-lawyer-takes-aim-at-psychiatrists-care-before-lindsay-clancy",
        "published": "2026-08-10T20:50:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}