How the Lindsay Clancy trial gripped America - and fell apart - BBC News

A Massachusetts judge has declared a mistrial in the murder case against the US mother after jurors were unable to reach a unanimous verdict.

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CloseA Massachusetts judge has declared a mistrial in the murder case against Lindsay Clancy after jurors conceded they would not be able reach a unanimous verdict.

Clancy, who faced three counts of first-degree murder, does not deny killing her children in 2023 but pleaded not guilty, with her lawyers arguing she was suffering from postpartum psychosis and should not be held criminally responsible.

The BBC's Ione Wells revisits the trial that captivated and heavily divided America for five weeks.

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