LIVE Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial will resume as a single juror may be forcing a deadlock

Live updates: Lindsay Clancy's murder trial will resume as a single juror may be forcing a deadlock.

Key points

• Clancy, a 36-year-old former labor and delivery nurse, doesn't deny strangling her children in the basement of their home in 2023.
• Postpartum psychosis is estimated to afflict 1 to 2 per 1, 000 women after delivery.
• JUST IN: Deadlocked jury in Lindsay Clancy trial resumes deliberations on day 7 after a dispute over juror.
• Despite a request from Reddington, Sullivan has ruled that he will not do a further inquiry of the juror.
• Editor's Note: If you or someone you know needs support, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the U.S.

As the deadlocked jury returns for a seventh day of deliberations in the Lindsay Clancy trial, a day after the jury's foreperson informed the judge that one juror would not follow the court's instructions on reasonable doubt, live from court in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Edited By CURTIS YEE.

In practice, the extraordinary disclosure created Thursday in the form of a note delivered to the judge offered the clearest glimpse yet of what may be keeping jurors from reaching a verdict on whether Clancy is criminally responsible for killing her three children. If jurors ultimately cannot agree on a verdict, the judge could declare a mistrial.

Clancy, a 36-year-old former labor and delivery nurse, doesn't deny strangling her children in the basement of their home in 2023. While prosecutors say she knew what she was doing, her attorney, Kevin Reddington, argues that postpartum psychosis led to her actions.

Postpartum psychosis is estimated to afflict 1 to 2 per 1, 000 women after delivery. Experts at the Cleveland Clinic describe it as a mental health emergency affecting someone's sense of reality. Though most individuals with postpartum psychosis don't harm their children, mothers with severe cases may try to do so.

Editor's Note: If you or someone you know needs support, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the U.S. Is available by calling or texting 988. There is additionally an online chat at 988lifeline.org. Judge sends jury back into deliberations room, with one more reminder.

"I wanted to remind you, as I instructed you earlier, it is your duty as jurors to accept the law as I gave it to you, " he informed them. "You must follow the law as I give it to you whether you agree with it or not." "With that, you may now resume your deliberations."

JUST IN: Deadlocked jury in Lindsay Clancy trial resumes deliberations on day 7 after a dispute over juror. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. As for any notes from the jury room.

Sullivan acknowledged to the jury that he obtained a note from the jury on Thursday.

"If there are any notes in the future. Make sure we don't put down where everybody is numerically, " Sullivan informed them. Jury is seated once again.

Despite a request from Reddington, Sullivan has ruled that he will not do a further inquiry of the juror. We are in court. 7th day of deliberations.

Court has reopened and reporters and the public have filed in. There is not an empty seat. The judge is now here.

Clancy defense motion seeks all further courtroom debate to be out in the open.

Reddington filed a motion Friday requesting a standing order so there will "be no further sidebars" and that "all related proceedings will be handled in open court."

Sullivan has often applied sidebars to discuss legal matters with the defense and prosecution, especially during jury deliberations. During those sessions, no one in court can hear what is being discussed.

Clancy's lawyer hopes to debate in open court how the judge will question the juror.

For now, lIVE  Lindsay Clancys murder trial will resume as a single juror may be remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.