Testimony Wraps Up in Clancy Trial, Closing Arguments Set Thursday
Testimony concluded Wednesday in the Lindsay Clancy triple murder trial at Plymouth Superior Court, with closing arguments scheduled for Thursday, according to a Plymouth Patch report. PBS NewsHour also carried live coverage of the proceedings as the multi-week trial neared its end.
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A daytime closure with detours will be in effect on Jordan Road Thursday, Aug. 27, while crews finish roadwork on the street, the Town of Plymouth announced Wednesday.
State health officials also announced the season's second human case of West Nile virus in Massachusetts, involving a man in his 60s who was exposed in Middlesex County, the Department of Public Health said Wednesday. Plymouth's own risk level remains low, the town said in an update to earlier West Nile advisories issued this month.
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"Testimony Wraps Up In MA Mom Lindsay Clancy's Triple Murder Case," Plymouth Patch reports. The final defense witness finished testifying Wednesday, and both sides are due to deliver closing arguments Thursday (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/plymouth/testimony-wraps-ma-mom-lindsay-clancys-triple-murder-case).
"Kevin Reddington Cross Examines Dr. Gregory Saathoff in Front of Prosecutors Shanan Buckingham and Jennifer Sprague," Reuters Connect reports. Defense attorney Kevin Reddington questioned the trial's rebuttal witness before prosecutors Sprague and Buckingham rested their case Wednesday, per Reuters (read it at https://www.reutersconnect.com/item/kevin-reddington-cross-examines-dr-gregory-saathoff-in-front-of-prosecutors-shanan-buckingham-and-jennifer-sprague/dGFnOnJldXRlcnMuY29tLDIwMjY6bmV3c21sX01UMVVTQVRPREFZMjk2NjM0NzQ).
"Agony of Postpartum Psychosis From Symptoms to Cause as Lindsay Clancy Trial Grips World," the Daily Mirror reports. The British tabloid examined the mental health condition at the center of the Plymouth courtroom case that has drawn international attention, according to the Mirror (read it at https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/lindsay-clancy-postpartum-psychosis-symptoms-37593882.amp).
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