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Mom Was Battling Postpartum Psychosis When She Killed Kids: Reports Mom Was Battling Postpartum Psychosis When She Killed Kids: Reports
Mom Was Battling Postpartum Psychosis When She Killed Kids: Reports New details suggest that a woman charged with killing her two young children and injuring a third at their Massachusetts home this week was allegedly fighting a mental illness that impacts new mothers.  Lindsay Clancy, age 32, was possibly suffering from postpartum psychosis, sources told the WBZ-TV I-Team. The mental illness occurs in approximately .1-.2% of births, according to Postpartum Support International (PSI). The onset of PPD is usually sudden, most often within the first two weeks postpartum, according to the PSI's website. However, symptoms can appear in the first year, with re…

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Murder Charges Dismissed Against Maryland Mother Accused Of Killing Young Children Murder Charges Dismissed Against Maryland Mother Accused Of Killing Young Children
Murder Charges Dismissed Against Maryland Mother Accused Of Killing Young Children A Maryland woman suspected of killing her two young children in 2014 will not stand trial after a judge ruled that she remains incompetent and dismissed murder charges against her, according to multiple reports. Catherine Hoggle is suspected of killing her children Jacob and Sarah after they disappeared from Montgomery County. Law enforcement began looking for the children after their father, Troy Turner, reported them missing in September 2014. For the last eight years, Hoggle has been repeatedly deemed not mentally competent to stand trial, with 19 consecutive doctors deeming her incompete…

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by Annie DeVoe