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The trial for Lindsay Clancy, accused of murdering her three young children in Duxbury, Massachusetts, kicks off Monday with emotional opening statements and testimony set to unfold in Plymouth Superior Court. Clancy, a former nurse, faces first-degree murder charges for the January 2023 deaths of her children — Cora, Dawson, and Callan — allegedly strangled with exercise bands. While she admits to the killings, her defense claims she suffered psychosis from postpartum medication. The prosecution will likely emphasize the tragedy, as Clancy attempted suicide after the murders and is now receiving treatment at Tewksbury State Hospital. Her ex-husband, Patrick Clancy — the first witness — has expressed sympathy, suggesting she couldn’t have acted without severe mental illness. With an 18-person jury and Judge William Sullivan presiding, the trial is expected to last six to eight weeks, diving deep into harrowing details as both sides battle for the jury’s heart — one portraying a mother undone by illness, the other a devastating act of violence.

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