Prosecutors plan to retry Massachusetts mother Lindsay Clancy over killing her three children after one holdout juror forced a mistrial

Lindsay Clancy looks set to face a second trial after prosecutors informed a Massachusetts court on Monday that they plan to pursue the case against the 36-year-old, though they have yet to decide between first-degree murder and lesser charges. Her defence attorney Kevin Reddington pressed for a spring trial date, warning Judge William Sullivan that he would not let Clancy "sit in jail for another year or two or three." Judge Sullivan set 16 November for rulings on defence motions — among them a bid to have charges thrown out on double jeopardy grounds — with March pencilled in as a possible retrial date.

Clancy has never disputed responsibility for the deaths of her three children — Cora, aged 5, Dawson, 3, and eight-month-old Callan — with her defence built on the argument that postpartum psychosis left her incapable of controlling her actions.

Monday's hearing turned tense when defence lawyer Reddington publicly identified the lone holdout juror by name, prompting Sullivan to pull attorneys to a sidebar and instruct them to "dial it back."

Prosecutors drew criticism for "spinning everyone in the breeze" by declining to confirm their charging strategy ahead of the judge's rulings on the outstanding motions.