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Lindsay Clancy audibly wept as a medical examiner testified about the autopsy she performed on the Massachusetts mother’s 8-month-old baby boy.
Dr. Kimberly Springer was questioned for roughly 20 minutes about examining Clancy’s youngest son Callan as the mom – wearing a light brown long-sleeved blouse – sobbed through nearly the entire testimony before Judge William Sullivan called a recess around 9:45 a.m.
The judge initially told the jury in the morning that the first break would come around 11 a.m.
Clancy is accused of strangling her three kids with exercise bands at her Duxbury home before slitting her wrists and neck and throwing herself out of a second-story window on Jan. 24, 2023.
She was partially paralyzed from the botched suicide attempt and now appears in court in a wheelchair.
Springer and the jury were shown harrowing photos from Callan’s autopsy while the ME explained the baby’s injuries and cause of death.
Sullivan previously ruled those images will not be made public.
Callan had “abrasions” on his neck and on his head, the doctor explained.
He also had puncture wounds from where the hospital had inserted and attempted to insert intravenous fluids.
Doctors were able to restart Callan’s heart, and he was kept alive on life support for three days until it was determined that he was brain dead, according to testimony.
Prosecutors claimed Clancy carefully planned the slayings because she was tired of taking care of her kids, Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan.
Doctors were able to restart Callan’s heart, and he was kept alive on life support for three days until it was determined that he was brain dead, according to testimony.
But Clancy’s lawyer, Kevin Reddington, will ask the jury to find her not guilty by reason of insanity, claiming she was in the throes of severe postpartum psychosis and was hearing voices.
Clancy had landed in the hospital twice before the murders for suicidal thoughts and she told her then-husband, Patrick Clancy, and her mom about having thoughts of harming the kids, according to testimony.
She also journaled about her excruciating inner torment and dark thoughts – saying she wanted to die in response to hearing Callan’s cries during sleep training and was “desperate to get a mental break from taking care of everyone,” according to excerpts read to a jury.
Lindsay Clancy has repeatedly been seen crying throughout parts of her highly anticipated murder trial, which kicked off in a Plymouth County courtroom last week.
Judge Sullivan has said it could last up to eight weeks.
If you are struggling with suicidal thoughts or are experiencing a mental health crisis and live in New York City, you can call 1-888-NYC-WELL for free and confidential crisis counseling. If you live outside the five boroughs, you can dial the 24/7 National Suicide Prevention hotline at 988 or go to SuicidePreventionLifeline.org.