Patrick Clancy's lawyer says Lindsay Clancy will testify; her attorney denies it
At a first hearing in Patrick Clancy's wrongful death suit against Lindsay Clancy's former providers, his lawyer said she will testify she told them of homicidal thoughts. Her attorney says she never said that and never agreed to testify.
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The story, neutrally told
Mixed · 2At a hearing on Wednesday 28 October in Norfolk County Superior Court in Dedham, Massachusetts, Patrick Clancy's lawyer Howard Cooper said he expects Lindsay Clancy to testify in Patrick's wrongful death lawsuit against her doctors once her criminal case is over. New York PostR “said he expects Lindsay Clancy to testify in Patrick’s wrongful death lawsuit once her criminal case for strangling their three kids wraps up.” Read at New York Post ↗ Hindustan TimesN “had its first hearing in Norfolk County Superior Court in Dedham, Massachusetts, on Wednesday.” Read at Hindustan Times ↗ Mixed · 2Cooper said that once her Fifth Amendment issues are resolved, she will testify that she told the defendants explicitly she had homicidal ideation and feared something awful would happen to her children. New York PostR “she will testify that she told these defendants explicitly that she had homicidal ideation [and] that she was worried about something awful happening to her kids,”” Read at New York Post ↗ Hindustan TimesN “once her Fifth Amendment issues are resolved one way or the other, will testify that she told these defendants explicitly that she had homicidal ideation” Read at Hindustan Times ↗ Right · 1Cooper also said he could not imagine a more explicit threat and that the defendants seem to think a threat must come with a date, time, place and manner. New York PostR ““I can’t imagine a more explicit threat,” the lawyer said.” Read at New York Post ↗
Mixed · 2Lawyers for the healthcare providers and hospitals said Lindsay Clancy never told them she had homicidal ideation and asked the judge to dismiss the case, arguing their clients are immune under Massachusetts law. Hindustan TimesN “lawyers for the healthcare providers and hospitals said that Lindsay never told them she had homicidal ideation, per CBS News. They urged the judge to dismiss the case, claiming that their clients are immune under Massachusetts law.” Read at Hindustan Times ↗ New York PostR “They are claiming her providers are protected by legal immunity that covers doctors, nurses and hospitals.” Read at New York Post ↗ Centre · 1Defence lawyer Tim Sweetland told the court that nowhere in the 86-paragraph complaint did the plaintiff allege Lindsay Clancy communicated any thoughts or intention, let alone an explicit threat, to harm the children. The judge took the matter under advisement and will rule later. Hindustan TimesN “"Nowhere in that 86-paragraph complaint did the plaintiff ever allege that Mrs. Clancy ever communicated to these defendants that she had thoughts or an intention”“The judge then took the matter under advisement and will come to a decision later.” Read at Hindustan Times ↗ Centre · 1Lindsay Clancy's attorney, Kevin Reddington, said in a statement to WBZ that she never told her providers she harboured homicidal ideation, never indicated she would testify in Patrick's suit, and that no one acting for her said she would; he said Cooper does not speak for her. Hindustan TimesN “Lindsay Clancy never told any of her healthcare providers that she harbored homicidal ideation toward her children. She never indicated that she intended to testify in Mr. Clancy's lawsuit”“Mr. Clancy's counsel does not speak for Lindsay Clancy,”” Read at Hindustan Times ↗
Mixed · 2Lindsay Clancy faces three counts of murder over the deaths of her children Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months; the Post describes the case as one of strangling. Judge William Sullivan earlier declared a mistrial after the jury returned without a verdict for the third time. Hindustan TimesN “The Massachusetts mother faces three counts of murder in the killings of her children Cora, 5; Dawson, 3; and Callan, 8 months.”“Judge William Sullivan previously declared a mistrial in Lindsay’s case after the jury returned without a verdict for the third time.” Read at Hindustan Times ↗ New York PostR “her criminal case for strangling their three kids” Read at New York Post ↗ Centre · 1Both Patrick and Lindsay filed separate lawsuits earlier this year against her former mental health providers, alleging they did not take her pleas for help seriously and mismanaged her treatment and prescriptions. Cooper later told reporters Patrick has faced false and defamatory comments online. Hindustan TimesN “Earlier this year, both Patrick and Lindsay filed separate lawsuits against Lindsay's former mental health providers.”“The suits claimed that the deaths happened following poor medical treatment and prescription mismanagement.”“outrageous, false, and defamatory comments about Patrick” Read at Hindustan Times ↗
Every sentence links to the reporting it rests on. The pill in front of each says where its sources sit: Left, Centre or Right when one side supplies at least half of them, Mixed when they are evenly split. The number is how many outlets it cites.
Left0 outlets
No left outlet in our sources has covered this story yet.
Centre1 outlet
- Framing
- Follow-up led by Reddington's pushback against Cooper's claim, with fuller hearing context.
- Emphasis
- The denial, the defence immunity argument, the 86-paragraph complaint and the mistrial.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Does not detail the immunity law.
- Charged language
- “explosive revelations”
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“Mr. Clancy's counsel does not speak for Lindsay Clancy,”” — Hindustan Times
Right1 outlet
- Framing
- Short developing-story report leading with Cooper's claim that Lindsay Clancy will testify she warned her doctors.
- Emphasis
- Cooper's quotes and the criminal charge of strangling the children.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Lindsay Clancy's attorney's denial, the defence quotes and the mistrial.
- Charged language
- “strangling their three kids”
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“her criminal case for strangling their three kids wraps up.” — New York Post
What every side reports
- The hearing took place Wednesday 28 October over Patrick Clancy's wrongful death suit against Lindsay Clancy's providers.
- Howard Cooper said he expects Lindsay Clancy to testify after her Fifth Amendment issues are resolved.
- Defence lawyers say there is no evidence she told them she thought of harming her children and claim legal immunity.
Where accounts differ
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Whether Lindsay Clancy told her providers she had homicidal thoughts and will testify
- Centre
- Reports Cooper's claim, then Reddington's statement that she never told providers this and never agreed to testify.
- Right
- Reports Cooper's expectation that she will testify she told defendants explicitly; includes no response from her side.
Patrick Clancy person
Through lawyer Howard Cooper, Patrick Clancy says the providers ignored explicit warnings and that he has been defamed online.
“outrageous, false, and defamatory comments about Patrick” — Hindustan Times
Lindsay Clancy person
Through attorney Kevin Reddington, Lindsay Clancy denies telling providers of homicidal ideation and says she never said she would testify.
“She never indicated that she intended to testify in Mr. Clancy's lawsuit” — Hindustan Times
Left0 articles
No coverage yet.
Centre1 article
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Neutral Presents both sides, centred on Reddington's denial, with extra context from the hearing.
Right1 article
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Lindsay Clancy expected to testify in husband Patrick’s lawsuit against her doctors, lawyer reveals
Neutral Brief breaking report relaying Cooper's expectation of testimony and the defence immunity claim.
- 28 Oct 20:00 First New York PostR Lindsay Clancy expected to testify in husband Patrick’s lawsuit against her doctors, lawyer reveals
- 29 Oct 04:38 +8h 38m Hindustan TimesN Lindsay Clancy's attorney pushes back against 'homicidal ideation' claims made by Patrick Clancy's lawyer
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