Lindsay Clancy, who is on trial in Massachusetts for killing her children – Cora, Dawson, and Callan, broke down during the hearing today. A video from the courtroom proceedings went viral as her attorney Kevin Reddington could be seen holding the distraught woman’s hand.
How events unfolded
” Lindsay Clancy sobs uncontrollably, interrupts as the medical examiner testified, forcing the judge to call for multiple breaks. “I can’t do this! Clancy sobbed. she’s pleaded not guilty to murder saying she was overmedicated and suffering from severe postpartum psychosis While Lindsay has not denied killing her children. During this time, Lindsay’s attorney Kevin Reddington could be seen gripping her hand tight as the woman appeared to convulse in the courtroom. This prompted the judge to intervene and ask counsel to try and control Lindsay, and eventually the hearing was adjourned for a break. Even as Reddington got off the chair, Lindsay could be seen with her head down and sobbing. Two people came to her aid and wheeled her away on the wheelchair as Lindsay continued to sob. The difficult moment in the testimony drew reactions from many. He held Lindsay Clancy’s hand at one point during testimony.”
The comment came while the medical examiner shared details about the autopsy of Clancy’s 5-year-old daughter. Clancy strangled Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months, before slitting her wrists and jumping out of a 2nd-story window,” the person sharing the video wrote.
“Her hands, at the time of my external examination, were covered by police evidence bags and were secured at the wrist with tape,” the expert continued, speaking about ‘bruising and abrasions. One shared photos of Reddington holding Lindsay’s hand and wrote “Defense Attorney Kevin Reddington today in court during difficult testimony from the medical examiners.
