Lindsay Clancy suffering 'command hallucination' when she killed children, court hears - BBC News

The defence brought their final witness - a forensic psychiatrist - to the stand to testify about the effects of postpartum psychosis.

Image source, Getty ImagesByAna FaguyPublished22 August 2026Warning: This story contains distressing details and discussion of attempted suicide

Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mum who has been charged with murdering her three children, was suffering from a "command hallucination" at the time, a forensic psychiatrist has told the jury in her trial.

The defence, which rested its case on Friday, does not dispute that Clancy carried out the killings but say she has pleaded not guilty to murder charges because she was experiencing postpartum psychosis.

Forensic psychiatrist Phillip Resnick, the defence's final witness, testified about the effects of postpartum psychosis.

Prosecutors, meanwhile, alleged she made a calculated decision to intentionally kill her children - Cora, five, Dawson, three, and Callan, who was eight months.