Lindsay Clancy "owned what she did", Reddington argues.

"She never ran from anything. She's gone through evaluation after evaluation after evaluation," he says.

Prosecutors have capitalised on the fact that on the anniversary of the deaths and on her children's birthdays, she was in the hospital watching TV and meeting with her parents, Reddington says.

But, he says, that's because she couldn't just be "curled up in the fetal position, wailing, self-flagellating constantly for three and a half years".

"She's acting like a human being trying to exist," he says.

Clancy's attorney says she "lived for her kids" until meeting Dr Tufts, a mental health practitioner who Reddington says told her to "take more pills".

He says the idea that Clancy was looking to score more drugs, as the prosecution alleges, is "another repulsive allegation".

"She was scared," he adds.

He describes how some witnesses described her - as a "hardworking nurse" and "hardworking mother".

You can once again watch proceedings from within the courtroom via the link at the top of the page.

After turning to the crime scene and circumstances of the children's deaths, Reddington moves on to Clancy's suicide attempt and says she underwent surgery after suffering major injuries following the incident. This included crushed vertebrae and having to undergo a blood transfusion.

He says when she came out of surgery, she was greeted by lawyers, and made to sign documents.

"Do I need a lawyer?" he says she asked, to which he says investigators responded "write that down, she wanted a lawyer, that's a bad thing... must be guilty".

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Continuing to lay out his closing arguments, Clancy's attorney Kevin Reddington reads out a list of prescriptions the defendant was taking.

"She took the drugs as she was told to take them," he says, adding to his earlier argument that Clancy's life changed because of the "damn medicine".

Later, he briefly turns to address the prosecutors' table, imploring them to explain why they spent a week trying to prove Clancy's suicide attempt was not serious.

The judge interrupts him, banging his gavel and ordering him to address only the jury.

Clancy's lawyer takes aim at the prosecution's arguments, calling their claim that she killed her son first because she didn't like him, "repulsive".

He encourages the jury to consider the extent of the injuries Clancy suffered, against the prosecution's claim that her attempted suicide was fake.

Our livestream has temporarily moved away from events in the courtroom but we will continue to keep you updated of what happens.

"This is a prosecution that has ripped the soul out of this girl," Reddington tells the jury.

"This is what they had," he says, while showing a picture of the family. He says things change dramatically because the "damn medicine and lousy medical care that she got".

Reddington says the prosecution maintains the burden of proof in arguing Clancy was not suffering from mental disease or defect when the killings were carried out.

"She was in psychosis," he says.

"This young lady did nothing wrong in her life. She was a nurse, a daughter, a wife and a damn good mother."

The closing arguments are now under way - Clancy's attorney Kevin Reddington is up first.

He walks over to the jury and thanks them for their service, saying they have had to hear some of the "toughest, most gut-wrenching" testimony over the past few weeks.

He slowly names each of Clancy's children then points to the defendant, saying "she knows loss".

The three children are the victims of a "horrible, horrific act" that has been laid at the jury's feet, Reddington says.

The judge has listed the charges against Clancy, and in doing so, mentions each of her late children by name.

While this was happening, Clancy stared forward, taking deep breaths and blinking rapidly.

She then began to cry.

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Ana Faguy
US Reporter

Clancy is charged with three counts of first-degree murder, the case will soon be in the hands of the jury, here are the options they have:

• Clancy could be found guilty of first-degree murder. In the state of Massachusetts, first-degree murder - the intentional and premeditated killing of another person - carries a mandatory life in prison sentence without the possibility of parole.
• Clancy could be found guilty of a lesser charge including second-degree murder - committed with malice or extreme recklessness, but without prior planning - or involuntary manslaughter - causing death because of extreme carelessness. In either of those instances she'd face time behind bars.
• If she's found not guilty by reason of insanity she will not be set free. She'll go to a psychiatric hospital where her status will be periodically reviewed. She could remain in hospital for life.

Lindsay Clancy is not disputing that she killed her children, but has pleaded not guilty to murder charges, with her defence team arguing that she was suffering from postpartum psychosis when she took her children's lives.

Her attorney Kevin Reddington has argued in court that Clancy should not be criminally responsible for the killings, and is urging the jury to find her not guilty by reason of insanity.

Her legal team has said Clancy experienced hallucinations and delusions after giving birth to her youngest child Callan, and she was undergoing medical treatment for psychiatric problems. She checked herself into a psychiatric hospital for a few days shortly before the deaths.

The defence brought forward witnesses, including members of Clancy’s family, who said she was a loving mother who had been experiencing a serious mental breakdown.

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The crux of this case doesn't hinge on whether or not Clancy killed her children - she admits that she did.

What prosecutors are trying to prove is that the 36-year-old mother carried out the killings with full awareness of her actions, and that her actions were calculated and intentional. That it was murder.

She has pleaded not guilty, and her legal team argues she was not aware of what she was doing because she was suffering postpartum psychosis.

Prosecutors allege that Clancy knowingly sent her husband, Patrick Clancy, away from their house so that he would not be home when she killed the children and looked into how long his errands would take.

One of the prosecutors told jurors in court that they should not look at the trial as "a public debate about women’s mental health and how the medical system treats women". Instead, the jury must determine whether or not Clancy meets the legal definition of insanity.

And in Massachusetts, it's the prosecution's job to convince the jury, beyond a reasonable doubt, that she was not insane at the time.

Clancy is in court flanked by her lawyer. She's wearing a light blue blouse and her hair is covering the sides of her face.

She's listening, as we all are, to the judge's instructions.

The judge will spend the next few minutes, could be longer, explaining the law and the jury instructions.

Then we'll hear closing arguments from the defence and the prosecution.

Stick with us.

The court is now in session in Plymouth, Massachusetts - you can watch live by hitting play on the stream above.

Grace Eliza Goodwin
US reporter

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Since Lindsay Clancy's murder trial began more than a month ago, we've heard from both prosecutors, defence lawyers, and more than 70 witnesses that have testified about the circumstances surrounding the 2023 killings of Cora, five, Dawson, three, and Callan, who was eight months.

These witnesses have included medical practitioners and members of Clancy's family.

Here's what you need to know:

Clancy's defence team does not dispute that she killed her children, but has argued that she should not be held criminally responsible as she was experiencing postpartum psychosis at the time.

The prosecution has argued that they were murdered, that Clancy's actions were premeditated and intentional, and that she does not meet the legal definition of insanity.

Members of Clancy's family, including her ex-husband, mother and mother-in-law have all testified that she was a loving mother who was experiencing a serious mental breakdown.

Forensic psychologist Paul Zeizel, who has met with Clancy dozens of times since the killings, told the court that she did not understand the wrongfulness of her acts at the time she killed her children and should not be criminally responsible.

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Lindsay Clancy is a 36-year-old Massachusetts mother and former labour and delivery nurse who is on trial for the murder of her three young children in 2023.

Clancy is accused of strangling her kids - Cora, five, Dawson, three, and Callan, who was eight months - with fitness bands in their Massachusetts home before jumping out of a second-floor window in January 2023.

The jump paralysed Clancy from the waist down and she has attended the trial in a wheelchair.

She is charged with three counts of first-degree murder and three counts of assault and battery. Prosecutors allege she made a calculated decision to intentionally kill her children.

Lawyers for Clancy, who does not dispute carrying out the killings but has pleaded not guilty to murder charges, say she was experiencing postpartum psychosis at the time.

Throughout her murder trial, Clancy has been held at a Tewksbury Hospital, a state-run public psychiatric hospital in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, about 20 miles (32km) from Boston.

Her trial, which began in July and has been live streamed to the public, has stirred intense national interest as well as debate about postpartum depression and the mental health of new mothers.

Warning: This live coverage contains distressing details and discussion of attempted suicide.

If you are suffering distress or despair and need support, you could speak to a health professional, or an organisation that offers support.

Details of help available in many countries can be found at Befrienders Worldwide. www.befrienders.org, external.

In the UK a list of organisations that can help is available at bbc.co.uk/actionline.

In the US you can contact the national 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, external for support.

After a month of trial proceedings at the courthouse in Plymouth, Massachusetts, lawyers on both sides are set to present their final arguments in the Lindsay Clancy case today.

The prosecution and defence teams have already laid out their cases and presented their witnesses. Closing arguments are their chance to speak directly to the jury one last time.

It's not certain how long each side will take, but at the end of proceedings on Wednesday the defence said they may need just 30 minutes, while the prosecution estimated about an hour.

When they are done, the jury will retire to privately deliberate on the verdict and decide whether Clancy is guilty of murder or not.

Rebecka Pieder
US reporter

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Warning: This story contains distressing details and discussion of attempted suicide

Closing arguments are set to begin today in the trial of Lindsay Clancy, an American mother who has admitted to killing her three young children in January 2023.

After a month of proceedings and 70 witnesses, lawyers today will make their final appeals to a jury that will decide Clancy's fate.

Prosecutors say Clancy made a calculated decision to strangle to death Cora, five, Dawson, three, and Callan, who was eight months old.

Clancy's lawyers do not dispute that Clancy carried out the killings but say she has pleaded not guilty to murder charges because she was experiencing postpartum psychosis.

The trial, which has been live-streamed to the public, has been a subject of national fascination, prompting conversations about postpartum psychosis and the mental health of new mothers.

We'll bring you live updates from the courtroom here, and you can click watch live above to stream the proceedings yourself.