ADVERTISEMENT

Inside hospital holding wheelchair-bound Lindsay Clancy where cops are called 1,000 times a year after security scandal

by

ADVERTISEMENT

Other hospitals run by state health care agencies don’t allow these tools to be used, which raised concerns in the state.

Lindsay was transported to the Tewksbury Hospital in 2023 after her health care providers believed she needed extended mental health care.

Since she has been held there, she has made court appearances over Zoom and been wheeled into a Plymouth courtroom with nurses in tow.

As her trial continues, the prosecution will argue that Lindsay acted deliberately in killing her children, while the defense argues she was not criminally responsible for murder because she was suffering fromundiagnosedpostpartum psychosis.

Over two dozen witnesses have been called, including Patrick, paramedics, firefighters and police officers who responded to her home and medical professionals who treated Lindsay and the Clancy children.

Experts are also expected to testify in the trial, but no postpartum witnesses will be called due to the judge’s order.

Lindsay’s defense attorney Kevin Reddington wanted to put women on the stand who suffered from postpartum depression and psychosis and experienced hearing “these command voices,” similar to Lindsay.

Patrick talked about a voice that Lindsay heard, and in a wrongful death lawsuit he filed, it noted she began “hearing a compelling and unrecognizable singular male voice that told her ‘this is your last chance’ and that she had to ‘take them’ with [her].”

Reddington’s motion was denied as Judge William Sullivan said “There’s not a question of whether postpartum depression or psychosis is real.”

Sullivan said experts could testify to the conditions.

If you missed day one of the trial or day two, you can catch up with a recap on our YouTube Channel. Catch up on day three of the trial from our live blog.

If you or someone you know needs help or support for their mental health, text “STRENGTH” to the Crisis Text Line at 741-741 to be connected with a certified crisis counselor.

ADVERTISEMENT

Leave a Comment

ADVERTISEMENT