Lindsay Clancy's high-profile trial continues with a second day of witness testimony Wednesday as her ex-husband Patrick returned to the stand to face more direct questioning from prosecutors. Clancy is facing the possibility of life in prison for killing her three young children inside her Duxbury, Massachusetts, home in 2023. Clancy, 35, is charged with three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of her children - 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson and 8-month-old Callan on Jan.
24, 2023 . Clancy attends court in a wheelchair because she was paralyzed after trying to take her own life that night. Prosecutors allege the murders were planned, while the defense argues Clancy was overmedicated and suffering from extreme postpartum psychosis .
Patrick Clancy on Wednesday described what happened on the night of the murders. He said he found blood everywhere in his bedroom and discovered Lindsay Clancy on the ground outside. The jury heard his 911 call and his reaction to finding their children dead.
Lindsay Clancy cried as the audio was played. Patrick Clancy testified that his ex-wife, Lindsay Clancy, was a loving mother for her three children. "She was very dedicated.
She did everything," Patrick Clancy testified under cross-examination. He added that Lindsay Clancy would read the children books, make up songs, and bring them to music classes. Defense attorney Kevin Reddington asked Patrick about a subject that was brought up by the prosecutor, who mentioned a dinner and massage Lindsay Clancy had to celebrate her anniversary just over a month before the children were killed.
Reddington asked on cross-examination about that, saying "That didn't happen?" Patrick Clancy said the night out did not happen, because they stayed home instead. https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/live-updates/lindsay-clancy-trial-live-updates-patrick-clancy-day-2/#post-update-e0b468cf link copied At 2:15 p.m., Patrick Clancy returned to the witness stand for cross-examination by defense attorney Kevin Reddington. Patrick, who is divorced from Lindsay Clancy and has since remarried, was on the stand to start the day but was excused after emotional direct questioning about the day his children were killed.
The 911 call from that day was played for jurors earlier Wednesday morning, two other witnesses testified, and then there was a 2-hour afternoon recess before Patrick was recalled to the stand. https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/live-updates/lindsay-clancy-trial-live-updates-patrick-clancy-day-2/#post-update-c8b3953c link copied Judge William Sullivan returned to the bench just before 2:10 p.m. and summonsed attorneys to sidebar following an extended afternoon break that lasted about two hours.
Lindsay Clancy's ex-husband Patrick is expected to return to the stand when the jury is brought back in. https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/live-updates/lindsay-clancy-trial-live-updates-patrick-clancy-day-2/#post-update-4a169d5a link copied WBZ-TV's Penny Kmitt recapped the morning testimony and evidence in the Lindsay Clancy trial. https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/live-updates/lindsay-clancy-trial-live-updates-patrick-clancy-day-2/#post-update-f876b1b0 link copied Following the 2-hour lunch break in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial, her ex-husband Patrick is expected back on the stand.
Patrick Clancy was married to Lindsay Clancy at the time of their children's deaths but they have since divorced. He began the morning on the stand for a second day of direct questioning. After emotional testimony about the day his children were killed, Patrick was excused from the stand.
But Judge William Sullivan said he may be called back later in the day. That will be the case at 2 p.m., when Patrick Clancy is expected back on the stand for cross-examination. https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/live-updates/lindsay-clancy-trial-live-updates-patrick-clancy-day-2/#post-update-672cb5c8 link copied Around the time that Patrick Clancy's 911 call was played and the jury was dismissed for an extended break, there was a medical emergency inside the courthouse.
"The Plymouth Fire Department responded to a medical emergency at the courthouse this morning but is not releasing any additional information," the Plymouth Fire Department said in a statement. After the jury left the courtroom at the conclusion of the 911 call, a firetruck could be seen pulling up to the courthouse. WBZ-TV's Kristina Rex, who was inside the courthouse, reported that a court officer walked EMTs and paramedics who were holding medical equipment into the District Attorney's office inside Plymouth Superior Court.
It is not clear exactly what the medical emergency was or who needed attention. When court resumed about 80 minutes later, all 18 jurors were present, along with attorneys and Lindsay Clancy. https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/live-updates/lindsay-clancy-trial-live-updates-patrick-clancy-day-2/#post-update-7cb2e600 link copied Following several witnesses that completed their testimony quickly, Judge William Sullivan called court into recess for about two hours.
Normally, there is a break from 1 to 2 p.m. for lunch in Plymouth Superior Court. But the judge told jurors at noon that they would have an extended break.
"Members of the jury, remember I said today was going to be full of a couple of starts and stops? This is going to be one of those stops. So what we're going to do is I'm going to excuse you until 2 o'clock," Sullivan said.
https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/live-updates/lindsay-clancy-trial-live-updates-patrick-clancy-day-2/#post-update-7bd0f0a5 link copied Sweeney Schelgren was the next witness called. She was working as a hostess at ThreeV in Plymouth the night the Clancy children were killed. Prosecutors say Lindsay Clancy ordered food at the restaurant for her husband at the time, Patrick Clancy, to pick up.
The prosecution has argued that Lindsay sent Patrick out of the house to give herself time alone with the children in order to murder them. Schelgren recalled a woman placing a takeout order, saying she had no trouble understanding her. She called it a normal interaction.
The hostess also was asked about the man who picked up the food, and said there was nothing out of the ordinary about that interaction. Testimony lasted less than five minutes for Schelgren, and the defense did not have any questions on cross-examination. https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/live-updates/lindsay-clancy-trial-live-updates-patrick-clancy-day-2/#post-update-8bafb6bb link copied CVS Kingston general manager Angela Krause was only on the stand for about five minutes.
She said she received a call from a woman asking if a medication was in stock. She was asked if the woman seemed impaired at all. "It was a very normal interaction," Krause said.
A surveillance photo was shown on the screen and Krause completed her testimony without cross-examination. https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/live-updates/lindsay-clancy-trial-live-updates-patrick-clancy-day-2/#post-update-7e607dab link copied Plymouth Superior Court Judge William Sullivan called the 18 jurors back into the courtroom and testimony resumed around 11:40 a.m. after a break that lasted about 80 minutes.
Angela Krause, general manager of CVS in Kingston, took the witness stand. Judge Sullivan had previously said that Patrick Clancy, Lindsay Clancy's ex-husband, could step down from the stand but may be called back later. With Krause taking the stand, it appears Patrick will not yet be cross-examined.
https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/live-updates/lindsay-clancy-trial-live-updates-patrick-clancy-day-2/#post-update-6b1504e0 link copied On Tuesday, Lindsay Clancy's defense team filed a new motion. They are seeking for parts of the prosecution's opening statement and early testimony by Patrick Clancy to be stricken by Judge William Sullivan. They want to strike the timeline in which the three Clancy children were killed.
The defense argues that it implies a hatred for one child over others, adding that there is no...
