Why is postpartum psychosis central in the Lindsay Clancy trial?
Lindsay Clancy's defence argues that Clancy was suffering from postpartum psychosis when she killed her children. She has pleaded not guilty to murder.
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Lindsay Clancy's defence argues that Clancy was suffering from postpartum psychosis when she killed her children. She has pleaded not guilty to murder.
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