The jury in the trial of Lindsay Clancy, who is accused of killing her three small children in the basement of their family home in Massachusetts in 2023, has sent a note to the judge - watch live above
Clancy's defence lawyer appears to be frustrated with the judge in a tense exchange, our reporter writes from court
She is charged with three counts of first-degree murder, as the prosecution argues Clancy made a calculated, intentional decision to kill them
The 36-year-old former nurse does not dispute killing her two sons and daughter, but her lawyer argues she was suffering from postpartum psychosis at the time, and therefore could not distinguish right from wrong
The jury has already twice told Judge William Sullivan they could not come to a unanimous verdict - he told them to keep deliberating
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Ana Faguy
Reporting from court in Massachusetts
Reddington is telling Clancy what is happening now and she's leaning in to listen attentively. We can't see her face.
He is now wheeling her over to the judge.
Ana Faguy
Reporting from court in Massachusetts
Clancy's lawyer, Reddington, now appears to be in an intense discussion with the judge. He's slammed down some papers and crossed his arms in apparent frustration.
This is one of the longer sidebar discussions I've seen this week.
Ana Faguy
Reporting from court in Massachusetts
The discussion between the lawyers and the judge looks intense. They're all making direct eye contact with the judge.
It appears Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Sprague of the prosecution and Clancy's lawyer Kevin Reddington are speaking to the judge.
There is an exasperated sigh from Reddington, who now appears impassioned.
He's crossed his arms in apparent frustration. There appears to be a change in temper here from Reddington.
This is one of the longer sidebar discussions, as they are called, I've seen since I've been here this week.
Ana Faguy
Reporting from court in Massachusetts
Judge William Sullivan brings lawyers from both the prosecution and the defence to the bench to speak with them privately.
Reminder: we can't hear them; static noise is playing in the courtroom.
But we can see them, and they're all listening attentively.
Ana Faguy
Reporting from court in Massachusetts
The prosecutors are facing forward, not looking around.
Defence lawyer Kevin Reddington has his head down too, looking at his phone.
We can only see Clancy's side profile; her hair is mostly covering her face.
Ana Faguy
Reporting from court in Massachusetts
As a reminder, Lindsay Clancy is charged with three counts of first-degree murder.
While we wait to hear what the jury's note says, here is a reminder of the options they could choose from if they were to eventually reach a verdict in this case.
Judge William Sullivan takes the bench in the courtroom.
As a reminder, you can watch proceedings live at the top of this page.
Ana Faguy
Reporting from court in Massachusetts
We're now seated in the courtroom.
Lindsay Clancy, her defence attorney, prosecuting attorneys and her family are all here. There are dozens of members of the media here as well as dozens of members of the public.
For the first time this week, some members of the public haven't been let in because it's too crowded in here. Members of the Clancy family have their heads bowed as does Clancy.
It is quiet as a mouse, the only thing you can hear is the clacking of hands on laptops.
We're still waiting for the jury to come in.
The jury has a note for the judge. It's not clear what the note is about.
Lindsay Clancy's parents have now entered the court, according to reporters. Her sister was also seen arriving at the courthouse earlier today.
The suspect herself has yet to enter the courtroom.
Ana Faguy
Reporting from court in Massachusetts
We're all lining up anxiously waiting to go back into the courtroom. That's because we've heard there's an update.
We don't know exactly what that is. It could be a question from the jury. It could be a verdict or it could be the jury telling us once again they cannot reach unanimous decision.
The press and members of the public who are lined up here have been waiting for hours now to hear what's going happen next in this trial.
Ana Faguy
Reporting from court in Massachusetts
Image source, AFP via Getty ImagesParents of Lindsay Clancy and her sister Allison Ozga (left) arrive in court amid rain
It's a dreary day here in Plymouth, Massachusetts, where we've all returned to court for day six of jury deliberations.
The sense of anxiety in court is palpable as we are all on edge for news from the jury - of a verdict or of further deadlock - at any moment.
When they filed into the courtroom earlier this morning, the jurors looked tired to me. They were looking around at the rest of us in courtroom a lot more than they had in previous days as the judge sent them off to continue their deliberations once again.
As a reminder, they've been here for six weeks, listening to dozens of witnesses' testimony and spending more than 35 hours deliberating. They've already told the judge twice that they are deadlocked and cannot come to a unanimous decision.
Court resumes in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial.
