PLYMOUTH, MA — Lindsay Clancy's post-trial bid for a not giulty verdict fell short.
"A rational juror could reasonably have found Ms. Clancy, 36, guilty of the murder of her three children based on the evidence presented, the judge, William Sullivan, wrote on Thursday," the New York Time reported.
Deapite the judge's finding, Clancy may not face another triple murder trial.
"Clancy still has another motion to dismiss the case that's pending in court, and the district attorney in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, hasn't committed to pursuing a retrial against her," according to CNN.
Clancy, 36, is charged with the January 2023 murders of 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson, and 8-month-old Callan Clancy.
"Prosecutors have said that in January 2023, Clancy intentionally strangled the three children with fitness bands in their Massachusetts home before jumping out of a second-floor window," the BBC reported. "Clancy, now 36, was paralysed by the jump and has attended the trial in a wheelchair."
"Clancy has admitted that she killed her children in 2023. However, her attorney, Kevin Reddington, claims her mental state was so impaired by postpartum mental illness that she shouldn't be held criminally responsible for their deaths," according to WBUR.
Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial Sept. 4.
The next hearing in the Clancy case was scheduled for Nov. 2
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