Lindsay Clancy has been charged with murder in the death of her two children, identified as Cora Clancy and Dawson Clancy, the Plymouth County District Attorney announced on Wednesday. The 32-year-old apparently strangled the two at their home at 47 Summer St. in Duxbury just after 6 PM on Tuesday, District Attorney Tim Cruz said.
“As soon as able, we will be arraigning her on the two charges of murder in the death of her children,” Cruz said. He however did not confirm where in the home the children were discovered. He identified the children as Cora Clancy and Dawson Clancy.
Who is Lindsay Clancy?
According to Clancy’s Facebook page, she is a labor and delivery nurse at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. The hospital confirmed that she is an employee.
First responders rushed to the scene after receiving a 911 call from Clancy’s husband. Cruz said the man reported the attempted suicide of Clancy, who had jumped out of a window in the home.
Police found a 5-year-old girl and a 3-year-old boy suffering from “obvious signs of severe trauma” at the scene. They were rushed to an area hospital but did not survive.
A 7-month-old boy was also found unconscious. He was taken to a Boston hospital by MedFlight and remains hospitalized.
WBZ-TV I-Team, citing sources, said that investigators are looking at the possibility that Lindsay Clancy was suffering from postpartum psychosis.
Plymouth District Attorney Tim Cruz said on Wednesday that an arrest warrant has been issued for 32-year-old Clancy. She is still being treated at the hospital and will be arraigned as soon as she is physically able.
Cruz refused to comment on whether postpartum psychosis, which can result in delusions, hallucinations, and paranoia in mothers who have recently given birth, may have played a part, but he said officials are looking at all angles.
