His wife is suspected of strangling their children, he calls for forgiveness

Lindsay Clancy, mother and American nurse, is suspected of having killed her three children by strangling them. On January 24, her husband, Patrick Clancy, called for help at their home in Duxbury, near Boston (United States). Their eldest daughter Cora, 5, her brother Dawson, 3, and youngest Callan, 8 months, are found unconscious; their mother, who is said to have attempted suicide, is also taken to hospital. The two eldest died on arrival at the hospital; their youngest died three days laterJan. 27, at Boston Children’s Hospital, according to CBS. Their 32-year-old mother is currently under police surveillance and under two counts of homicide and three of strangulation and assault.

The father, Patrick Clancy, launched a fundraising campaign on the GoFundMe platform to help reimburse medical and legal expenses. On January 28, the day after the death of her last child, he spoke out in a statement calling on donors to forgive his wife. “The shock and pain are excruciating and incessanthe testifies. I constantly remember them and, with the little sleep I have, I dream of them over and over.” The memories of his children, whom he describes in his press release with precision, are still vivid.

A “sick” wife

Without giving more details, he claims that Lindsay, then on leave, was sick. According to CBS, sources close to the investigation would lean towards postpartum depression. “Our marriage was wonderful and grew stronger in opposite ways as her condition rapidly deteriorated. I was as proud to be her husband as I was to be a father and always felt lucky to have her. have in my life”describes Patrick Clancy. He says he forgave Lindsay and asks donors to do the same. “The real Lindsay was generously loving and caring to everyone – me, our children, family, friends and his patients.” He now hopes “may she find peace”.