A vigil will be held Thursday in Duxbury, Massachusetts, after a woman was charged in the deaths of her two children.Lindsay Clancy, 32, is accused of killing her 5-year-old daughter, Cora Clancy, and 3-year-old son, Dawson Clancy, in their Summer Street home on Tuesday. Her 8-month-old son was injured and was flown to a Boston area hospital.The south shore mother, who is charged with two counts of homicide and three counts each of strangulation and assault and battery with a deadly weapon, jumped out of a window of the Duxbury home and remains hospitalized in police custody.A candlelight vigil will be held Thursday at 7 p.m. at Holy Family Church.”During moments like this we can come together as a community to pray for one another, to grieve with each other and to support our brothers and sisters. Join us as we pray for the Clancy Family, their family and friends, the first responders and all those so deeply affected by the events of this week,” the church posted on Facebook.The vigil is not just for the family, but also for the first responders who were called to the family’s home Tuesday and are still struggling with their own emotions.”It’s incomprehensible that such a tragic thing would happen in a family any where, but here we are,” said the Rev. Bill Williams, of Holy Family Church. “It’s happened here.”On Wednesday, District Attorney Tim Cruz said it appeared the children were strangled. Cruz would not say where in the home the children were discovered.”As soon as able, we will be arraigning her on the two charges of murder in the death of her children,” Cruz said. According to the DA, first responders discovered the three children unconscious inside the home with obvious signs of trauma.First responders rushed to the home at 47 Summer St. in Duxbury just after 6 p.m. Tuesday after receiving a 911 call from Lindsay Clancy’s husband. Cruz said the man reported the attempted suicide of his wife, who had jumped out of a window in the home. Cruz said the baby was being treated at a Boston hospital. An update on his condition was not available. Cruz said the chief medical examiner’s office will ultimately determine the manner and means of the death of the children. “This is an unimaginable, senseless tragedy, and it is an ongoing investigation,” Cruz said. Authorities would not comment on whether any mental illness may have played a role in the homicides or if there was any mental health history.A spokesperson for Massachusetts General Hospital confirmed Clancy is an employee.”We are shocked and saddened to learn of this unthinkable tragedy,” the hospital spokesperson wrote. “We extend our deepest sympathies to all those affected by these devastating events.” Two relatives of the family stopped by the home Wednesday, bringing flowers and leaving them at the end of the driveway. Both were very emotional and in tears, saying they are struggling to understand what happened. “They were just beautiful, beautiful children,” Donna Jesse said. “They had a beautiful life. I can’t– I can’t process it.” Neighbors in the small community are in shock and thinking of the family.”It’s sort of like, how can this happen around here? But it’s– just– you put yourself in, like you said, the man’s place and can’t imagine how devastating that is,” Duxbury resident Tom McGrath said. “This is an isolated incident, and there is no further threat to the community,” Duxbury police chief Michael Carbone said. “Duxbury police detectives, along with the state police detectives that are working nonstop and will continue in the days, weeks, months, or whatever it takes to get answers,” Carbone said.If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters, please call the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 800-273-8255 to connect with a trained counselor, or visit 988lifeline.org.
A vigil will be held Thursday in Duxbury, Massachusetts, after a woman was charged in the deaths of her two children.
Lindsay Clancy, 32, is accused of killing her 5-year-old daughter, Cora Clancy, and 3-year-old son, Dawson Clancy, in their Summer Street home on Tuesday. Her 8-month-old son was injured and was flown to a Boston area hospital.
The south shore mother, who is charged with two counts of homicide and three counts each of strangulation and assault and battery with a deadly weapon, jumped out of a window of the Duxbury home and remains hospitalized in police custody.
A candlelight vigil will be held Thursday at 7 p.m. at Holy Family Church.
“During moments like this we can come together as a community to pray for one another, to grieve with each other and to support our brothers and sisters. Join us as we pray for the Clancy Family, their family and friends, the first responders and all those so deeply affected by the events of this week,” the church posted on Facebook.
The vigil is not just for the family, but also for the first responders who were called to the family’s home Tuesday and are still struggling with their own emotions.
“It’s incomprehensible that such a tragic thing would happen in a family any where, but here we are,” said the Rev. Bill Williams, of Holy Family Church. “It’s happened here.”
On Wednesday, District Attorney Tim Cruz said it appeared the children were strangled. Cruz would not say where in the home the children were discovered.
“As soon as able, we will be arraigning her on the two charges of murder in the death of her children,” Cruz said.
According to the DA, first responders discovered the three children unconscious inside the home with obvious signs of trauma.
First responders rushed to the home at 47 Summer St. in Duxbury just after 6 p.m. Tuesday after receiving a 911 call from Lindsay Clancy’s husband.
Cruz said the man reported the attempted suicide of his wife, who had jumped out of a window in the home.
Cruz said the baby was being treated at a Boston hospital. An update on his condition was not available.
Cruz said the chief medical examiner’s office will ultimately determine the manner and means of the death of the children.
“This is an unimaginable, senseless tragedy, and it is an ongoing investigation,” Cruz said.
Authorities would not comment on whether any mental illness may have played a role in the homicides or if there was any mental health history.
A spokesperson for Massachusetts General Hospital confirmed Clancy is an employee.
“We are shocked and saddened to learn of this unthinkable tragedy,” the hospital spokesperson wrote. “We extend our deepest sympathies to all those affected by these devastating events.”
Two relatives of the family stopped by the home Wednesday, bringing flowers and leaving them at the end of the driveway. Both were very emotional and in tears, saying they are struggling to understand what happened.
“They were just beautiful, beautiful children,” Donna Jesse said. “They had a beautiful life. I can’t– I can’t process it.”
Neighbors in the small community are in shock and thinking of the family.
“It’s sort of like, how can this happen around here? But it’s– just– you put yourself in, like you said, the man’s place and can’t imagine how devastating that is,” Duxbury resident Tom McGrath said.
“This is an isolated incident, and there is no further threat to the community,” Duxbury police chief Michael Carbone said.
“Duxbury police detectives, along with the state police detectives that are working nonstop and will continue in the days, weeks, months, or whatever it takes to get answers,” Carbone said.
If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters, please call the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 800-273-8255 to connect with a trained counselor, or visit 988lifeline.org.
