Prosecutor Jonathan Hatami Says Lindsay Clancy Must Face 3 Murder Counts Despite Mental-Health Defense
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 25
Prosecutor Jonathan Hatami Says Lindsay Clancy Must Face 3 Murder Counts Despite Mental-Health Defense
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 25
Summary
Jonathan Hatami said Lindsay Clancy should still be held accountable for the deaths of her 3 children, arguing that public sympathy and discussion of her suffering must not eclipse the victims.
Clancy has pleaded not guilty while contesting criminal responsibility in the January 2023 killings of Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months; prosecutors say she strangled them with exercise bands.
Hatami, known for prosecuting the Gabriel Fernandez child-abuse murder case in Los Angeles, said system and medical failures can deserve scrutiny without reducing a parent’s responsibility for killing a child.
The case has drawn supporters to the courthouse and online, while Clancy’s lawyers argue postpartum psychosis after depression, sleeplessness, suicidal thoughts and voices urging harm.
If convicted on any of 3 first-degree murder counts, Clancy faces life in prison without parole, with the trial centered on whether she understood her actions were wrong.