PLYMOUTH, Mass. — The murder trial of Massachusetts mother Lindsay Clancy entered another emotional day Friday as emergency room physicians described their desperate attempts to save two of her young sons after they were found unresponsive inside the family’s Duxbury home.

Clancy, 35, remained expressionless while jurors were shown graphic photographs documenting the severe injuries she sustained after jumping from a second-story window in an apparent suicide attempt following the deaths of her three children. However, she became visibly emotional as medical witnesses recounted the final moments of the boys they fought unsuccessfully to revive.

Earlier in the day, jurors visited the Clancy family home where prosecutors allege the killings occurred in January 2023. The panel also retraced the route taken by Clancy’s husband, Patrick Clancy, who had briefly left the house to pick up medication from a nearby CVS and collect takeout before returning home to discover the tragedy.

Lindsay Clancy has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. Her defense argues she was suffering from severe postpartum psychosis, worsened by multiple psychiatric medications, when prosecutors say she strangled her children: 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson, and 8-month-old Callan.

If convicted, Clancy faces a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.

Doctors Describe Unsuccessful Attempts to Revive the Children

Emergency physician Dr. Mark Tenerowicz testified that medical staff worked extensively to revive Dawson after he arrived at the hospital without signs of life.

According to the physician, doctors immediately began advanced life-saving procedures, including CPR, intravenous fluids, repeated doses of adrenaline, and other emergency interventions. Despite the extensive efforts, Dawson never regained a heartbeat.

“It did not look like his heart would ever start again,” Tenerowicz told jurors.

Dr. Benjamin Kaufman later testified about treating eight-month-old Callan.

He said the infant briefly regained a heartbeat for approximately ten minutes after arriving at the hospital but never resumed breathing independently and showed no signs of neurological function. Callan was later transferred to another medical facility while still in critical condition, where he ultimately died.

Throughout the testimony, Clancy appeared overcome with emotion, wiping tears from her face as her body visibly shook while the physicians described the unsuccessful efforts to save her sons.

Jury Views Graphic Evidence

Earlier in the proceedings, prosecutors presented graphic photographs documenting Clancy’s condition after she was found outside the family home following her suicide attempt.

According to courtroom observers, Clancy remained largely expressionless while the images were displayed to jurors.

The photographs were introduced as prosecutors continued outlining the timeline following the deaths of the three children.

Police Officer Recalls Medical Flight

Duxbury Police Officer Richard Lippard testified that he accompanied Clancy during a medical helicopter flight from South Shore Hospital in South Weymouth to Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston on the night of January 24, 2023.

Lippard said Clancy remained sedated throughout the transfer and during the approximately 16 hours he stayed with her at the Boston hospital.

He testified that he never spoke with Clancy because she was unconscious during his entire assignment.

At one point overnight, hospital staff announced a medical emergency.

“There was a medical code during the nighttime,” Lippard testified. “I’m not sure what that was.”

During cross-examination, defense attorney Kevin Reddington asked whether the announcement had been a “Code Blue”—a hospital emergency indicating a patient is in cardiac arrest or facing imminent death.

Lippard agreed.

“That meant she was dead or dying, right?” Reddington asked.

“Yes,” the officer replied.

Lippard also testified that one of his responsibilities while stationed at the hospital was ensuring that no visitors were allowed to enter Clancy’s room.

The trial is expected to continue next week as prosecutors and defense attorneys present additional medical evidence surrounding one of Massachusetts’ most closely watched criminal cases.

Source: nypost.com