How Lindsay Clancy's return to court after mistrial unfolded

BBC Health Tuesday 29 September 2026, 20:09 UTC 1 min read

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The BBC's Ione Wells describes what happened in court, as the US mother's defence for the first time argued there was not enough evidence to prove Clancy killed her children.

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