Clancy Trial: Prosecution Expert Casts Doubt on Hallucination Claim
TL;DR
Days before closing arguments in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial, a prosecution forensic psychologist testified that he did not believe she experienced acute psychosis or a hallucinated command, suggesting she killed her children to spare them suffering and herself; the defense cites postpartum psychosis and bipolar disorder, with conflicting expert opinions on her mental state, leaving the outcome to whether she understood the wrongfulness of her actions.
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