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Closing arguments loom in Lindsay Clancy trial over postpartum psychosis defense
national3 days ago

Closing arguments loom in Lindsay Clancy trial over postpartum psychosis defense

Closing arguments are expected this week in Lindsay Clancy’s Plymouth, Massachusetts trial, where she has admitted to killing her three children but jurors must decide whether she can be held criminally responsible due to a claimed postpartum psychosis insanity defense. Prosecutors argue the killings were premeditated, while experts offered competing assessments of her mental state as testimony from family members and health professionals described her condition and treatment history.

via The Washington Post|
#child-abuse#homicide#massachusetts-united-states
Brazilian woman who posed as a child to live with a foster family convicted of fraud
world-news5 days ago

Brazilian woman who posed as a child to live with a foster family convicted of fraud

A Brazilian woman, Amanda Maria Souza de Oliveira (39? actually 37 per court release), was found guilty of fraud and false identity for living as a 12-year-old girl with a foster family for 14 months as part of a 15-year deception. The case notes she created a false identity and age, using a high‑pitched voice and even claiming hormones were used to look older. Oliveira was sentenced to one year, six months and 10 days in prison, plus four months and 18 days of detention. One of her lawyers said the scheme was a survival strategy, and Oliveira admitted she invented an identity, claiming she deceived people but did not intend to scam anyone; she also said she fled abuse. She plans to appeal the verdict.

via New York Post|
#brazil#fraud#identity-theft
Lindsay Clancy Trial: Defense Concludes Case Over Postpartum Psychosis Claim
crime7 days ago

Lindsay Clancy Trial: Defense Concludes Case Over Postpartum Psychosis Claim

Defense rested in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial, arguing postpartum psychosis drove her to kill her children, a claim prosecutors counter by saying she wasn’t psychotic and was dealing with depression rather than a psychosis. Defence expert Dr. Resnick described delusional beliefs about the children’s welfare and dying with them, while prosecutors pressed that Clancy’s mental state did not amount to psychosis. Forensic psychiatrist Dr. Avram Mack testified that she suffered a major depressive episode but showed no evidence of mania or psychosis, and that psychosis is not necessary to negate moral responsibility. The case now moves toward closing arguments and a potential verdict in Massachusetts.

via AP News|
#crime#homicide#lindsay-clancy
Texas court to weigh new trial for Karmelo Anthony in track meet killing
us-news9 days ago

Texas court to weigh new trial for Karmelo Anthony in track meet killing

A Texas judge will decide whether Karmelo Anthony should receive a new trial in the fatal stabbing of a track meet attendee during a Memorial High School event. Prosecutors say Anthony provoked Metcalf and was the aggressor; witnesses testified he pulled a knife after Metcalf pushed him. The hearing follows the previous judge’s removal from the case amid heightened attention and harassment toward families involved.

via AP News|
#criminal-proceedings#homicide#legal-process
Coffee entrepreneur convicted of murdering his 9-year-old daughter in revenge plot
us-news18 days ago

Coffee entrepreneur convicted of murdering his 9-year-old daughter in revenge plot

In Elizabethtown, NY, Canadian coffee entrepreneur Luciano Frattolin was found guilty of drowning his 9-year-old daughter Melina in an Adirondacks swamp as part of a revenge plot against his ex-wife; after a short jury deliberation, he faces life in prison on second-degree murder and concealment of a body, with sentencing set for October.

via New York Post|
#adirondacks#murders#revenge
Jury views emotional footage of teen dancing before fatal Biscayne Bay boat crash
us-news2 months ago

Jury views emotional footage of teen dancing before fatal Biscayne Bay boat crash

A Florida jury watched a video showing 17-year-old Lucy Fernandez dancing with friends on a boat moments before it crashed in Biscayne Bay, killing her and injuring others. Prosecutors say George Pino drove at high speed through a channel marker while teens drank, while the defense argues it was a case of human error as closing arguments begin in his trial.

via New York Post|
#boat-crashes#crime#florida