The tragedy in Duxbury, Massachusetts, has left many wondering what could possibly drive a mother to kill her children.
Lindsay Clancy is accused of strangling her three children, leaving two dead and one injured, before attempting suicide Tuesday. She is charged with two counts of homicide, three counts of strangulation and three counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. She remains in police custody after being hospitalized.
Martin, who also works as a medical assistant in pediatrics at Dartmouth Health Children's, lost her older sister in 2009. Martin said her sister ended her life just three weeks after giving birth to her first child, something the family later realized was the result of postpartum psychosis. "It is a rare condition. It is a break from reality. I truly believe my sister was not in her right mind when she ended her life," Martin said.
Martin has made it her mission to increase screenings and trainings for maternal mental health conditions, which affect one in five women. "I think if we have specialized trained providers and places for mothers to go, I wouldn't have lost my sister," Martin said.
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