Prosecution witness challenges Lindsay Clancy's psychosis defense in Duxbury trial

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Prosecutors presented rebuttal witnesses Monday in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother accused of strangling her three children in 2023, as her defense argues she was not criminally responsible due to postpartum psychosis. Defense attorney Kevin Reddington cross-examined Dr. Avram Mack, who testified he interviewed Clancy in April and found no evidence of psychosis, though he acknowledged she suffered from major depressive disorder and could control her behavior. Supporters dressed in white outside the courthouse to honor the victims. Clancy faces three murder charges and is held at Tewksbury State Hospital; her trial began July 20.


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