# Lindsay Clancy had ‘command hallucination’ when she killed children, court hears

https://mins.news/en/item/29101

- BBC News, 2026-08-22 03:43 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62xpre63j2o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> A forensic psychiatrist told the jury in Lindsay Clancy’s Massachusetts murder trial that she was experiencing a “command hallucination” and delusions linked to postpartum psychosis when she killed her three children. The defence accepts that Clancy carried out the killings but says she could not control her actions or understand right from wrong. Prosecutors argue she made a calculated decision. The case is expected to reach the jury early next week.

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