Crime
Lindsay Clancy Remains on 24-Hr Watch as Lawyer Says She Is ‘Living in Her Own Tragic World’
Lindsay Clancy‘s attorney is giving a rare look at her daily life after the mistrial in the deaths of her three young children.
Lindsay, 36, is being held at Tewksbury Hospital, a state psychiatric facility, where she is coping with grief and paralysis, attorney Kevin Reddington told People on Wednesday, September 30. Lindsay was left paralyzed from the waist down after attempting suicide by jumping from a second-story window.
She remains on 24-hour suicide watch as her case moves forward after her mistrial earlier this month, her attorney revealed.
“She’s not a happy person, obviously,” Reddington said.
Reflecting on Lindsay’s life since her children’s deaths and the trial, Reddington said, “She’s living in her own tragic world. It’s constant. She’s a very sad person and understandably so, especially even with the paralysis and her life and what she’s living with.”
The defense attorney also told the outlet that Lindsay knows about the public support surrounding her case.
“She derives strength from it,” he said. “She’s very appreciative. It means a lot to her.”
She also gets support from her parents, who visit nearly every day, he revealed.
When asked what surprised him most about Lindsay, Reddington pointed to how she has adapted.
“She’s in a hospital for mental care, she’s paralyzed, her children are gone, her husband’s divorced her, he’s now remarried,” he said. “She just lives in a state of constant sadness, but she’s very resilient and accepting. She just moves forward.”
Prosecutors allege Lindsay strangled her three children: Cora, 5; Dawson, 3; and Callan, 8 months. She shared them with ex-husband Patrick Clancy.
Lindsay has pleaded not guilty.
As Globe previously reported, Lindsay’s trial in Plymouth, Massachusetts, ended in a mistrial Friday, September 4, after jurors could not reach a unanimous verdict.
A central issue in the case is Lindsay’s mental state at the time of her children’s deaths. Her defense says severe mental illness impaired her understanding of her actions, while prosecutors argued that she knew what she was doing.
At a status hearing Tuesday, September 29, Reddington argued that the evidence was insufficient to prove the murder charges against Lindsay. He also said she has no memory of the killings and learned what happened from others afterward.
Pointing to evidence he said supported a psychosis defense, he asked the court, “Why would she kill those three children?”
Prosecutors pushed back, saying the trial record supported their case. Judge William Sullivan did not immediately rule on the defense motions.
Prosecutors have not said whether they will retry Lindsay.
She is due back in court Monday, November 2.
If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts, call or text the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988.
