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Tensions flare as judge declines to remove juror in Lindsay Clancy trial

In the ongoing Lindsay Clancy triple murder trial, a judge has instructed the deadlocked jury to continue deliberations after a juror reportedly refused to follow instructions on reasonable doubt. The defense lawyer's request to remove this holdout juror was denied by the judge, leading to heightened tensions in the courtroom.

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Tensions flare as judge declines to remove juror in Lindsay Clancy trial
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In the ongoing Lindsay Clancy triple murder trial, a judge has instructed the deadlocked jury to continue deliberations after a juror reportedly refused to follow instructions on reasonable doubt. The defense lawyer's request to remove this holdout juror was denied by the judge, leading to heightened tensions in the courtroom. Clancy, a former nurse, is charged with first-degree murder for the deaths of her three young children in January 2023 in Massachusetts. Her defense claims she was experiencing postpartum psychosis and unable to distinguish right from wrong. The jury, comprised of nine women and three men, has deliberated for approximately 35 hours without reaching a verdict following a six-week trial.

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Clancy's defense argues she was suffering from postpartum psychosis and could not distinguish right from wrong.

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Lindsay Clancy is charged with three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of her three children.

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The defense requested the removal of a juror, which the judge denied.

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The jury forewoman sent a note to the judge stating one juror would not follow instructions on reasonable doubt.

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A judge has instructed the deadlocked jury in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial to continue deliberations.

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A judge has again told the deadlocked jury in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial to keep trying to reach a verdict after a dramatic sixth day of deliberations in a case that has gripped America. Tensions flared in court after the jury forewoman sent the judge a note saying one juror would not follow the judge's instructions on reasonable doubt.There was audible shock in the room when the defence team asked for the juror to be removed, a request that was denied by the judge.Clancy, 36, is charged with three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of her three children - Cora, five, Dawson, three, and eight-month-old Callan - at her Massachusetts family home on 24 January 2023. Warning: This article contains distressing detailsThe former labour and delivery nurse does not deny strangling her two sons and daughter in the basement of their house. But her lawyer argues she was suffering from postpartum psychosis at the time, and could not distinguish right from wrong. The jury of nine women and three men in Plymouth has deliberated for some 35 hours without a verdict, following nearly six weeks of trial proceedings.
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