PLYMOUTH, Mass. — Dr. Avram Mack resigned from his position at a children’s hospital in Delaware just days after testifying in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial.
A spokesperson for Nemours Children’s Health did not confirm a reason for his resignation.
Mack worked in the behavioral health department at Nemours Children’s Health in Delaware.
After interviewing Clancy three years after the incident, Mack testified that she was experiencing a major depressive episode when she killed her three children. He said she was not experiencing psychosis at the time of the killings.
“There’s no reason why psychosis in and of itself inhibits a person’s ability from knowing right from wrong,” Dr. Mack said.
His cross-examination by defense attorney Kevin Reddington was contentious, particularly after Reddington challenged Mack’s experience with postpartum mental health and his experience testifying about criminal responsibility.
Mack testified that he did not consider postpartum conditions in his evaluation of Clancy. He also cited the postpartum period as four weeks after birth, although many experts have said it can last up to a year.
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