Prosecutors hint at retrial plans

Massachusetts prosecutors gave their clearest indication yet they plan to retry Lindsay Clancy for murdering her three children in two thousand twenty-three.

First trial ended in deadlock

Clancy faced a weekslong trial on first-degree murder charges over the summer. It fell apart in early September after a twelve-person jury failed to reach a verdict.

Judge schedules motions hearing

Judge William Sullivan scheduled a November sixteenth hearing to rule on motions that could determine how a retrial would proceed, including a request to dismiss first-degree murder charges.

Retrial could happen in spring

If there is a retrial, Judge Sullivan said it could happen as soon as March two thousand twenty-seven. The prosecution did not say whether Clancy would face the same charges or amended charges.

Defence pushes for spring trial

Kevin Reddington, Clancy's attorney, pushed the judge for a spring trial. He said, "I am not going to have this woman sit incarcerated for the next year or two or three."

“I am not going to have this woman sit incarcerated for the next year or two or three.”

Jury deadlock centred on one juror

Much of Monday's hearing focused on Juror Doe, who disagreed with other jurors who appeared to want to find Clancy not guilty by way of insanity. Clancy's defence argues she suffered severe postpartum psychosis.