@piekind

“@FindURForte On the day of the events (January 24, 2023), she was “frankly psychotic”/“clearly psychotic.” Resnick states this forcefully: at the moment of the act, there was an active postpartum psychosis (even though the 8-month delay after birth is atypical, it does occasionally occur). ➡️”

X · Sat Aug 29

“@FindURForte Once a leading psychiatric expert establishes that the defendant was acting under the influence of an altruistic delusional conviction (sincerely believing she was doing "good" or committing an act rendered inevitable by her illness), there is a reasonable doubt.➡️”

X · Sun Aug 30

“@FindURForte Even though the prosecution points to material organization (sending her husband to pick up food, calculating the travel time), the defense argues that this "planning" was entirely subordinate to a delusional logic rather than a classic criminal rationality.➡️”

X · Sun Aug 30

“@GoldieLocks1776 The case exposed major gaps in perinatal mental healthcare: Clancy was receiving professional help, had been prescribed a rapid succession of powerful psychotropic medications, and had voluntarily sought treatment shortly before the tragedy.▶️”

X · Mon Aug 31

“@FindURForte His conclusion is clear, unambiguous, and grounded in clinical criteria:She was suffering from severe major depression (meeting 7 of the 9 DSM criteria) associated with elements of bipolar II disorder, with postpartum onset.➡️”

X · Sat Aug 29

“@FindURForte Most critically, she experienced a delusion of influence: she felt that her body had been taken over by an external force, that she was in a dream state, without control over her own movements. ➡️”

X · Sat Aug 29

“@FindURForte Resnick expresses it with a clinically precise and devastating image: “It was almost like she was a puppet and someone else was pulling the strings.””

X · Sat Aug 29

“@FindURForte She experienced a command hallucination: a voice ordering her to kill the children (so that she could then kill herself). ➡️”

X · Sat Aug 29