# US mother begged for help before her children's killings, mother-in-law testifies

https://mins.news/en/item/25407

- BBC News, 2026-08-18 17:54 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62emm4yp8go?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Lindsay Clancy’s former mother-in-law told her murder trial that Clancy was begging for help as her mental health worsened after the birth of her youngest child. Clancy admits killing her three children but pleads not guilty to murder, with her defence arguing she was experiencing postpartum psychosis; prosecutors allege the killings were deliberate.

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