PLYMOUTH, Mass. — Week two of testimony in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy is underway in Plymouth Superior Court.
Monday marks the fifth day of testimony in the closely watched case.
The first witness called by the prosecution was Dr. Michael Snyder of Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, who testified 5-year-old Cora was not breathing on her own when she arrived at the hospital.
Additional doctors who treated the children at the emergency room were also called to the stand, including Dr. David Cassavant from Boston Children’s who testified that Callan had an “enormous amount of brain swelling” but did not respond to basic tests, although his heart was still beating.
Dr. Kelly McDonough, ER doctor at South Shore Hospital, said when Lindsay arrived at the hospital, CT scans of her head showed nothing remarkable. McDonough said it was apparent she had a thoracic spine injury.
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On Friday, jurors traveled to several key locations tied to the investigation, including the Clancy family’s Duxbury home, a CVS, and the restaurant Lindsay Clancy’s husband, Patrick Clancy, visited before returning home and finding their three children dead.
Lindsay Clancy is charged in connection with the deaths of her children, 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson, and 8-month-old Callan, in January 2023.
Prosecutors allege Lindsay Clancy strangled each child with exercise bands after sending her husband out to pick up takeout and medication. They say she then jumped from a second-floor window in what they describe as an attempted suicide.
Defense attorneys argue Clancy was suffering from severe mental illness and is not criminally responsible. They contend that Lindsay and Patrick Clancy sought extensive mental health treatment but were unable to get the care she needed.
The opening week of the trial featured emotional testimony from Patrick Clancy, first responders, and medical experts.
Patrick Clancy said he removed the exercise bands from his children’s necks as he found each of them, while first responders described a “chaotic” scene as they struggled to save the lives of the couple’s kids.
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