Opening Statements Set in Lindsay Clancy Triple-Murder Trial Over Postpartum Psychosis

Opening statements begin in the trial of Lindsay Clancy, a Massachusetts mother charged with murdering her three children; prosecutors say she acted with premeditation and extreme cruelty, while her defense argues postpartum psychosis and severe mental illness render her not criminally responsible. The case will hinge on psychiatric and medical expert testimony about postpartum mental illness, with potential testimony from her husband, and could last six to eight weeks; a not guilty by reason of insanity verdict could lead to commitment to a state psychiatric hospital rather than prison.