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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Andrea Blanco

Massachusetts mother accused of killing kids appears in court from hospital bed as judge spares her from jail

Law&Crime

A Massachusetts mother accused of killing her three children before trying to take her own life while suffering severe postpartum psychosis will be allowed to go to a rehab centre instead of jail as she awaits trial.

Lindsay Clancy, 32, was arraigned on murder charges via Zoom on Tuesday from the undisclosed hospital where she is receiving trauma care. Ms Clancy is accused of strangling Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and seven-month-old Callan on 24 January while her husband Patrick Clancy stepped out of their Duxbury home to pick up take-out food.

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