Lindsay Clancy begged for help before her children's killings, mother-in-law testifies

Warning: This story contains distressing details and discussion of attempted suicideLindsay Clancy was "begging for help" before killing her three children, her former mother-in-law testified on Tuesday, echoing others who have told a court that Clancy's mental health deteriorated after the birth of her youngest son."She had insomnia. She was losing her appetite," the mother-in-law, Susan Clancy, said at the murder trial. "She was very anxious and sad."Lawyers for Clancy, who does not dispute carrying out the killings but has pleaded not guilty to murder charges, say she was experiencing postpartum psychosis at the time.Prosecutors, meanwhile, alleged she made a calculated decision to intentionally kill her children - Cora, five, Dawson, three, and Callan, who was eight months.When asked by a defence attorney if Lindsay Clancy had been "interested at all times in trying to get better and see doctors", Susan Clancy answered: "Very much so.""She was begging for help," she said of a woman she described as a "very nurturing, very loving" mother.Following three weeks of testimony from dozens of witnesses, prosecutors rested their case on Monday. The defence then began presenting their arguments with personal anecdotes from family members.