Lindsay Clancy trial live updates: Mistrial declared after last minute defense appeal is denied

Clancy, who killed her three young children — Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months — at their Massachusetts home in January 2023, is charged with first-degree murder.

Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz spoke to reporters after today's court proceeding, thanking the jury for their "hard work."

He said no decisions will be made today regarding retrial.

"But in the end, I bring it all back to the child victims in this case, Cora, Dawson, and Callan. This was, and it has always been, about getting justice for those three little babies. We’re here at this courthouse today because those children are not," he said.

"Children were murdered and it's our job to seek justice," Cruz continued.

He doubled down that the case is not about how women are treated in the mental health care system. "This case however, was about Lindsay Clancy … and the cruel, calculated killing of three innocents," Cruz said.

Moments ago, the courtroom was hushed when the mistrial was declared, marking an emotional close for this jury in the nearly six-week trial.

One juror became visibly upset when the mistrial was announced, putting their hands over their face and slumping forward.

The jury…

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