What to know as the Lindsay Clancy trial begins Monday

PLYMOUTH, Mass. — Jury selection is expected to begin Monday in the trial of Duxbury mother Lindsay Clancy in Plymouth County Superior Court.

Clancy is accused of murdering her three young children before attempting to take her own life.

The charges

Prosecutors alleged Clancy used exercise bands to kill her kids before jumping out of a second-floor window in a suicide attempt at her Summer Street home in Duxbury on the evening of January 24, 2023.

She is now paralyzed from the waist down and uses a wheelchair, committed to Tewksbury State Hospital under constant supervision.

Just weeks ago, prosecutors dropped three strangulation charges against Lindsay Clancy.

Despite the dismissal of the strangulation counts, Clancy still faces murder charges in the deaths of her 5-year-old daughter, Cora, her 3-year-old son, Dawson, and her 7-month-old baby, Callan. She has pleaded not guilty.

She faces the possibility of life in prison.

Her defense

Clancy’s defense is prepared to argue that Clancy was overmedicated and was suffering from psychosis when she allegedly killed her kids.

Clancy’s lawyer sought to call as witnesses other women who have suffered postpartum depression to tell the jury their stories. The judge denied that.

The trial

Judge William Sullivan granted the prosecution’s motion to allow autopsy photos as well as Lindsay’s ex-husband’s emotional 911 call as he discovered the scene into evidence.

Clancy’s attorney said that evidence might be too much for her, and she may have to excuse herself from the courtroom.

This trial is expected to last up to eight weeks, and more than 200 people are listed in court documents as potential jurors.

However, in an unusual request, it’s expected 18 people, 12 deliberating jurors and 6 alternates will hear the case.

Boston 25 will be live streaming throughout the trial, online and on the Boston 25 app.

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