Lindsay Clancy speaks up at her murder trial for first time — in attempt to speed up proceedings

Lindsay Clancy spoke out in court Tuesday for the first time since the disturbing murder trial accusing her of strangling her three young kids began over a week ago.

Lindsay Clancy, the woman accused of first-degree murder in the deaths of her three children, spoke in court Tuesday. CBS News' Shanelle Kaul reports.

Clancy confirmed to the judge that she agreed to a stipulation of facts

The entries describe Clancy feeling anxious and overwhelmed by motherhood

Witnesses in ensuing days could shed more light on the mental health issues at the heart of the case. Clancy’s defence says she was a loving mother who was overmastered by postpartum psychosis, a dangerous psychiatric condition that afflicts a small proportion of women after childbirth and affects their hold on reality

After an opening week of wrenching testimony and a jury trip to the home where Lindsay Clancy strangled her three children, her murder trial resumed Monday with more testimony about the killings in a coastal Massachusetts town in 2023.

Lindsay Clancy's murder trial is in the second week of testimony about the killings of her three children in a coastal Massachusetts town in 2023

Trial of Lindsay Clancy, the mom who killed her 3 children, enters second week of testimony  AP News

Jurors retraced Patrick Clancy's route to CVS and walked through the Duxbury home where three children were killed during a 40-minute court visit.