Lindsay Clancy repeats "I want my babies" after murder mistrial, lawyer reveals

Defense attorney Kevin Reddington says Clancy constantly asks about her three strangled children. A retrial decision by Plymouth County DA remains pending.

Clancy "constantly" asks for her children as mistrial leaves case unresolved

Defense attorney Kevin Reddington has described the bleak daily existence of Lindsay Clancy, 36, following the hung jury that ended her triple murder trial last Friday — telling NBC News that his client repeats the same phrase over and over: "I want my babies. I want my babies."

Reddington confirmed to NBC News, as reported by nypost.com, that Clancy asks about Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and 8-month-old Callan "all the time." The three children were fatally strangled with exercise bands inside the family home in Duxbury, Massachusetts, in January 2023. Clancy then attempted to take her own life.

Clancy "has bad days and she has worse days," Reddington said Wednesday, echoing earlier trial testimony from forensic psychologist Dr. Paul Zeizel about the former labour and delivery nurse's mental state. She is currently held at Tewksbury Hospital, a state-run psychiatric facility, where staff maintain a constant one-to-one watch to prevent her from harming herself, Zeizel testified during the proceedings.

Mistrial follows 38 hours of deadlocked deliberation

The murder trial ended after seven days of deliberations and 38 hours of deadlock, when a single male juror refused to join the other 11 in finding Clancy not guilty by reason of insanity. Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial on an 11-1 split, leaving the case unresolved.

Reddington, 75, argued throughout the trial that Clancy had been in the grip of postpartum psychosis at the time of the killings. Prosecutors countered that she had carefully planned the deaths.

The Plymouth County District Attorney's office, led by Tim Cruz, has not yet announced how it intends to proceed. Options include retrying Clancy on the same charges, downgrading the charges, negotiating a plea deal, or dropping the case entirely.

Lawyer rules out any prison sentence in plea talks

Reddington said Tuesday he was open to plea negotiations with the District Attorney, but drew a firm line: he "would not plead Lindsay Clancy to a day in jail."

Speaking about his client's character, Reddington pushed back against any characterisation of Clancy as defined by the killings. "Because that was not the Lindsay that is now living amongst us," he told NBC. "The woman who's living amongst us is the person who was the labour and delivery nurse for eight years that everybody loved. Neighbours, friends, cops, firefighters, teachers — everybody loved her. She was an incredible person, an amazing mother."

Reddington is currently conducting a national media tour while awaiting word from the DA's office on the path forward. He has also separately appealed publicly to President Trump regarding his client's case.

Cruz's office has given no timeline for its decision on whether to pursue a retrial or explore alternative resolutions.

Source: Google News MT