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Lindsay Clancy’s quaint Summer Street home was supposed to be the setting for her family’s happily ever after.It was where she and her husband Patrick chose to raise their three children: Cora, five, Dawson, three, and baby Callan.But for the past three years, that picture-perfect suburban setting has been shattered and replaced by the clinical corridors at Tewksbury State Hospital.Behind the doors of the pre-Civil War psychiatric facility, the former nurse who once cared for her own patients has become the patient herself.There, confined to a wheelchair, she receives round-the-clock care for her physical and mental health, following what her…

Lindsay Clancy’s trial is back underway Wednesday in Massachusetts with the cross-examination of a forensic psychologist who testified that Clancy said she heard a voice ordering her to kill her children.Dr. Paul Zeizel was one of several witnesses who testified for the defense on Tuesday. He was back on the stand this morning in Plymouth Superior Court. Another full day of testimony is expected.You can watch the trial live on CBS News Boston in the embedded video or on YouTube when court is in session.Jennifer Sprague and Shanan Buckingham have been questioning witnesses throughout the trial, while Kevin Reddington is handling…

Reform UK and the Tories stepped up calls to quit the European Convention on Human Rights yesterday after a foreign migrant who raped a sleeping woman won the right to remain in the UK.Hendrix Ekwen, 34, took nine years to admit he was to blame for the ‘appalling’ attack on the woman when she was drunk, unconscious and ‘vulnerable’, an immigration tribunal heard.Because of his ‘sexual entitlement’, he did not accept guilt for the crime and tried to ‘place responsibility of the rape with the victim’.But he has now won an immigration case to stay in Britain after launching a human…

THE number of foreign offenders still living in Britain despite being earmarked for deportation has surged nearly 10 per cent to a record high since Labour came to power, according to a study.Just over 18,000 foreign offenders subject to deportation were living freely within the community after serving their sentence when Labour won the election in July 2024.But this surged to nearly 20,000 during the first quarter of this year, according to the Migration Observatory findings.It dwarfs the number of foreign national offenders (FNOs) being returned to their country of origin, which by comparison was just 5,858 in the year…

At first, Scott Brown didn’t realise the extent of his midlife weight gain.It was subtle to begin with – the gradual tightening of his waistband – but as time went by, the number on the scales continued to climb.’Without really noticing, over the years, I had gained weight, and I wasn’t happy about it,’ says Scott, now 55. By his mid‑50s and at his heaviest, Scott weighed 17st 8lb and was suffering from severe back pain and nerve pain, which he believes were made worse by the excess fat he was carrying. At just under 6ft tall, this put his BMI at 33.7, which is…

Lindsay Clancy’s psychologist testified that a person in the throes of psychosis can function normally, bolstering her insanity defense.Dr Paul Zeizel told jurors on Wednesday that if a person is in a psychotic state, they can do everyday tasks that they normally do.So Clancy could continue to do things like take her daughter to the doctors and search things online the day she killed her children even if she was in the grips of psychosis, he said.Clancy, 36, is on trial for the murders of her three children, Cora, five, Dawson, three, and eight-month-old Callan, at her home in Duxbury,…

A leftist New York City leader who has campaigned to tax the rich lives in a seven-figure Brooklyn home purchased by his parents that was named on his boss’s controversial ‘shame the rich’ list.Gustavo Gordillo, the co-chair of the NYC chapter of Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), resides in a $1.5 million two-story pad in Brooklyn’s Bedford Stuyvesant neighborhood, property records showed.Despite his privileged position, the 38-year-old has called for lawmakers to ‘tax the rich’ and insisted on the redistribution of land ‘from landowners to the landless.’ He has also called for a rent freeze and last month argued that landlords do not have the…

For the entirety of her young life, Harshita Brella – a beautiful, exuberant, thoughtful 24-year-old – hadn’t put a foot wrong.Academically excellent, she had attended some of the most prestigious schools and colleges in her area and, after completing her teacher training, spent her spare time tutoring underprivileged children free of charge.‘She loved it,’ her father Satbir Singh tells me today. ‘She was teaching around 18 children in her free time. She enjoyed it so much.’ A beloved daughter and sister, Harshita was inseparable from her family.‘She was a bit of an introvert; she had that childlike innocence,’ her sister…

An Amazon seller who sold up her business for millions has become embroiled in a privacy row with her neighbour, after he built a balcony overlooking her garden without permission.Michele Venton and husband Dan were aghast when they realised retired software engineer Ian Bray had overstepped his planning consent for a Juliet balcony at the rear of his home.Instead of a safety railing that sits flush in front of inward-opening French doors, Mr Bray constructed a balcony on top of a ground-floor extension of his chalet bungalow.It means he can now open his doors outwards and sit or stand for…

Caitlin Clark and her Indiana Fever teammates have faced backlash online after failing to cover their hearts during the national anthem.Fan footage appeared online ahead of their game against the Atlanta Dream on Sunday night, highlighting Sophie Cunningham as the only player to perform the patriotic gesture during The Star-Spangled Banner.The Indiana Fever went on to beat Atlanta 95-91 in overtime in a thrilling game. Clark scored 26 points to lead her team to victory over Angel Reese’s Dream, but her actions before the game drew attention.  Clark stood behind Cunningham in the line, standing with her hands behind her back…