Lindsay Clancy in court to drop child murder charges after mistrial

Defence argues juror misconduct and judge’s questioning impacted Clancy’s trial for strangling of her three children.Published On 2 Nov 20262 Nov 2026Lindsay Clancy, the American mother facing murder charges for killing her three young children, has returned to court in a bid to get the charges dropped.Clancy’s lawyers urged Judge William Sullivan on Monday to dismiss the first-degree murder charges against her in the state of Massachusetts in the United States, saying retrying her for killing her three young children would violate ⁠⁠her constitutional rights. Prosecutors said they intend to retry Clancy if the case moves forward but have not decided if she would face the same first-degree murder charges.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Thousands gather at final student-led rally ahead of Serbia electionlist 2 of 4Suwayda remains in stasis as US signals differences with Israel on Syrialist 3 of 4Man targeted Muslims, Africans and North Africans, French prosecutors saylist 4 of 4Judge declares mistrial in Lindsay Clancy children’s murder caseend of listMonday’s hearing was her second time in court since September, when jurors were unable to reach a verdict at her trial....