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Women rally in support of Lindsay Clancy: ‘Nobody takes us seriously’
Hundreds of supporters, many wearing pink clothing, gather outside court in Massachusetts as trial continues
TL;DR
- Hundreds of Lindsay Clancy supporters gathered outside the courthouse during her trial for the killings of her three children.
- Supporters wore pink and displayed messages such as “Believe” and “She Needed Help”, advocating for awareness of mental health system issues for women.
- Clancy's lawyer claims she suffered from postpartum psychosis and bipolar disorder, and had sought expert help.
- Prosecutors allege Clancy planned the killings, sending her husband out of the house before strangling their children.
- Clancy, who is paralyzed from the waist down after jumping from a second-story window, has pleaded not guilty to murder charges.
- The trial has brought attention to postpartum psychosis, a rare mental illness affecting 1-2 per 1,000 women after delivery.
- A defense chaplain testified about visiting Clancy in the hospital, noting her "flat affect" and a statement about her children being "safe in heaven with God."
- Prosecutors questioned the chaplain's documentation of Clancy mentioning hearing a voice that commanded her actions.