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US judge nullifies mother’s trial for killing children
An American judge declared the trial of a woman accused of killing her three children to be null and void after the jury failed to reach a unanimous decision. The defendant, Lindsay Clancy, admitted to suffocating her three children, asserting that she was suffering from postpartum psychosis, which provides her with a defense regarding her criminal responsibility. After seven days of deliberation, the nine women and three men of the jury were unable to reach a final verdict, with most believing she was not criminally responsible due to her mental disorder, while one juror dissented. The judge announced that the trial was canceled and would be reconsidered at a later date, while Clancy would remain in a psychiatric hospital until then, amid widespread debate about maternal mental health.
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