LINDSAY CLANCY IS “SCARED” AS JURY DELIBERATIONS CONTINUE — AND ONE KEY QUESTION COULD DECIDE HER FATE

Lindsay Clancy is reportedly “scared” and “nervous” as 12 jurors deliberate over one of the most closely watched trials in Massachusetts.

After five weeks of testimony, the jury has now taken control of the case — but after two full days of deliberations, there is still no verdict.

THE WAIT IS GETTING LONGER

According to Clancy’s attorney, Kevin Reddington, his client is frightened as she waits to learn whether the jury considers her criminally responsible for the deaths of her three children.

The jury began deliberating Thursday afternoon and continued throughout Friday before being dismissed for the weekend.

They are expected to return Monday morning.

BOTH SIDES AGREE ON WHAT HAPPENED — BUT NOT WHY

Clancy’s defense has not disputed that she caused the deaths of her children.

Instead, the central issue is her mental state at the time.

Her attorneys argue that she was experiencing severe postpartum psychosis and had lost touch with reality.

Prosecutors argue that she understood what she was doing and deliberately carried out the killings before attempting to take her own life.

That distinction could determine everything.

JURORS ASKED TO SEE TWO IMPORTANT ITEMS

During deliberations, jurors requested to examine Clancy’s prescription medications and the knife prosecutors say she used during her suicide attempt.

The request does not reveal which way the jury is leaning, but it shows that physical evidence from the case remains part of their consideration.

FIVE POSSIBLE OUTCOMES

The jury has several options.

They could find Clancy not guilty, find her not criminally responsible because of a mental defect, or convict her of first-degree murder, second-degree murder or manslaughter.

That makes the deliberations especially significant.

The question is not simply whether Clancy caused the deaths.

The jury must determine whether her psychiatric condition prevented her from being legally responsible for what she did.

MORE THAN 80 WITNESSES

Over five weeks, jurors heard testimony from medical professionals, first responders, relatives and Clancy’s former husband, Patrick Clancy.

Experts presented sharply different interpretations of her mental state.

The defense portrayed a mother experiencing a devastating psychiatric crisis.

The prosecution argued that evidence showed planning, awareness and an ability to distinguish right from wrong.

NOW EVERYTHING IS IN THE JURY’S HANDS

For Clancy, the waiting may be almost as agonizing as the trial itself.

For the families involved, the jury’s eventual decision will bring an answer to a question that has remained unresolved since January 2023.

Was this the act of a woman who knew exactly what she was doing — or someone whose mind had become so severely disturbed that she could no longer understand the consequences of her actions?

The jury will decide.

And for now, there is still no verdict.