A fundraiser for the parents of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother on trial over the deaths of her three young children, has collected more than £590,000 ($800,000) while the case is still before a jury, and the sum has set off a fierce argument online about who deserves public sympathy.
Supporters say the money helps an elderly couple who have stood by their daughter; critics say it rewards the family of a woman accused of an almost unimaginable crime.
