Lindsay Clancy’s trial is underway, with the Massachusetts mother facing three counts of murder in the killings of her children Cora, 5; Dawson, 3; and Callan, 8 months. The proceedings are taking place in a Plymouth, Massachusetts, courtroom.
Lindsay was seen attending her trial in a wheelchair, raising questions about whether she is paralyzed.
Lindsay is reportedly paralyzed from waist down. She was left permanently paralyzed after attempting suicide by jumping from a second-story window on January 24, 2023, the same day she killed her children.
Prosecutors said that after the murders, Lindsay cut her wrists and neck and jumped from a second-story window. This left her partially paralyzed.
Lindsay was first taken to South Shore Hospital and then transferred to Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston for treatment. She had a thoracic spine injury from her fall. However, the cuts on her neck and wrists were considered “superficial,” said Dr. Kelly McDonough, a physician at South Shore Hospital. Physician associate Eitan Negri said that the cuts on Lindsay’s wrists required several sutures.
Once Lindsay was moved to Boston, she went into cardiac arrest and had to be revived with CPR and chest compressions, ICU nurse Rachelle Amedee said. She received several blood transfusions.
Lindsay has pleaded not guilty to the murder charges. If convicted of murder, she faces life in prison without parole. In case she is found not guilty due to a lack of criminal responsibility, she would be committed to a state mental health facility.
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