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A mistrial was declared in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother accused of killing her three children, after the jury deadlocked. The case has divided public opinion in the US, with some viewing Clancy as a victim of severe postpartum mental illness and others insisting mental health struggles do not excuse murder. With the trial ending in limbo, Clancy is likely to remain in a mental health facility while prosecutors and defense attorneys weigh whether to retry the case. The outcome leaves unresolved whether she will ultimately be held criminally liable for her children's deaths.