Trial opens for US mum who says postpartum issues led her to killing own children
Lindsay Clancy's lawyer and her husband say she suffered hallucinations and delusions after giving birth.
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"The shock and pain is excruciating and relentless, but asked people to look at his wife as he had done."
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Lindsay Clancy's lawyer and her husband say she suffered hallucinations and delusions after giving birth.
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