Lindsay Clancy.Photo: Lindsay Marie Clancy Facebook
A day before she allegedly strangled her three children to death, Massachusetts momLindsay Clancysaid she was feeling “a touch of postpartum anxiety,” according to prosecutors.
Clancy, 32, allegedly documented her feelings in a note on her phone dated Jan. 23, prosecutors revealed in court Tuesday.
Prosecutors say Clancy wrote she was experiencing “‘a touch of postpartum anxiety’ around returning to work” as a labor and delivery nurse at Massachusetts General Hospital, and that her psychiatrist prescribed medication to treat those feelings.
Dawson and Cora died Jan. 24, while Callan died days later.
Cora, Dawson and Callan Clancy.Lindsay Marie Clancy Facebook
Since then, Clancy has been charged with two counts of murder, three counts of strangulation, and three counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, in connection with their deaths.
She has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
He argued in court Tuesday that her mental health was not adequately addressed before the deaths of the children.
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A judge declined to set monetary bail for Clancy, and instead ordered she remains hospitalized until medically cleared to be sent to another facility. Upon treatment completion, her bail will be re-evaluated, the judge said.
A subsequent court date is scheduled for May 2.
source: people.com
