Mother who killed her three children then paralyzed herself during suicide attempt 'needs ambulance to attend murder trial'
The state had argued that Lindsay Clancy could look after herself, citing a report from a health services administrator that said she could get to court on her own.
A mom who killed her three children before jumping out of a second-story window says she needs an ambulance to attend her murder trial.
Lindsay Clancy, 35, requested the use of an emergency vehicle to get to and from court during a Wednesday hearing, Law & Crime reported.
The mom-of-three was left paralyzed from jumping out of a window after murdering her three children - Cora, five, Dawson, three, and eight-month-old Callan - in January 2023.
Defense Attorney Kevin Reddington requested she be given an ambulance to help get to court as she now uses a wheelchair.
The state had argued that Clancy could look after herself, citing a report from a health services administrator that said she could get to court on her own.
However, her lawyer disputed that report.
'How the hell does she come up with telling you that she's able to ambulate, and self-transfer, and provide self-care in all aspects of the day trip like this to the courthouse when you have this letter that tells you the condition that this woman is in?' Reddington asked.
'She is not able to even use a handicap bathroom stall.'
Reddington said Clancy would require extra supplies and need a nurse to provide care, 'not just some random person from the sheriff's department that's going to sit in a jump seat in the sheriff's van,' he told the court.
The mom-of-three was paralyzed after jumping from a two-story window following the murder of her three children - Cora, five, Dawson, three, and eight-month-old Callan - in January 2023
Lindsay Clancy, 35, (pictured in court on Wednesday) requested the use of an emergency vehicle to get to and from court during a Wednesday hearing as she is wheelchair after being paralyzed
Clancy has been hospitalized at Tewksbury State Hospital, a mental health facility, since her arrest.
On Wednesday, the sheriff's office said they would provide an ambulance, if needed, but it would complicate coordination, as it would have to be through a private company and would cost significantly more.
'It's a much bigger ask,' the Sheriff's Office General Counsel Jessica Kenny said. 'We would have to contract with a private ambulance company to provide that because we do not have an ambulance and Tewksbury does not have an ambulance.