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Massachusetts mother accused of fatally strangling her children faces possibility of retrial after judge declares mistrial
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United States — Maya Yang
Massachusetts mother accused of fatally strangling her children faces possibility of retrial after judge declares mistrial
Full report: Judge declares mistrial in Lindsay Clancy case
Clancy judge declares mistrial – what happens next?
The trial of Lindsay Clancy that gripped headlines in recent weeks, drawing renewed attention to the state of maternal mental healthcare in the US and postpartum psychosis, has ended with a mistrial.
This now leaves Clancy, the Massachusetts mother accused of fatally strangling her three children in January 2023 who pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, open to the possibility of a retrial with a different jury.
Full report: Judge declares mistrial in Lindsay Clancy case
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Source: The Guardian · Maya Yang. Published 4 Sept 2026, 06:50 pm.
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