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Jury deliberations continue in murder trial of Lindsay Clancy

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What happened

The jury in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy concluded their third day of deliberations on Monday without reaching a verdict, with total deliberation time exceeding 17 hours.

Deliberations are scheduled to resume on Tuesday.

Why it matters

Jurors are tasked with choosing from five potential outcomes to determine the legal fate of the defendant.

Context

Lindsay Clancy, a 36-year-old former nurse, does not dispute that she strangled her three children to death at their home in Duxbury, Massachusetts, in 2023.

The defense argues that Clancy was suffering from postpartum psychosis at the time of the killings.

Duxbury is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, located approximately 35 miles southeast of Boston.

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