Judge Bars TikToker in Lindsay Clancy Trial as Court Ends Abruptly in 3-Child Murder Case

3 articles · Updated · NBC Boston · Aug 19

Jurors heard Dr. Paul Zeizel finish testifying Wednesday before the judge questioned a TikToker outside their presence and then barred the defense from calling her.
An "unforeseen circumstance" then halted proceedings after lunch, with the judge excusing the jury and ending court abruptly.
Zeizel, a forensic pathologist who treated Clancy after the deaths, had testified that she suffered from mental disease when her three children were killed.
Prosecutors say Clancy strangled Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months, in their Duxbury home on Jan. 24, 2023; the defense says bipolar disorder and postpartum psychosis left her not criminally responsible.

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