US judge declares mistrial in Lindsay Clancy child-killing case after jury deadlock

A judge declared a mistrial on Friday after a jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict in the high-profile case of an American woman who killed her three young children. Lindsay Clancy, 36, acknowledged strangling Cora, five, Dawson, three, and Callan, eight months, but claimed she was suffering from postpartum psychosis, excusing her from criminal responsibility. After seven days of deliberations the 12-member Massachusetts jury was unable to reach a unified decision, as required in criminal proceedings in the United States. Read moreLone juror blocking verdict in US mother's child murder trial: defense Eleven jurors were in favor of finding the 36-year-old Clancy not guilty by reason of insanity, but they were opposed by a single holdout. "At this point, I'm going to declare that the jury is deadlocked, and I'm going to declare a mistrial," Judge William Sullivan said. Prosecutors must decide now whether to try the case again with a new jury. "I'll be making that decision shortly," Tim Cruz, the Plymouth County district attorney, told reporters. Clancy will remain incarcerated pending a possible new trial. Clancy's televised five-week trial, which featured more than 80 witnes...