Lindsay Clancy's Attorney Says TikTok User Should Be Allowed to Testify About McLean Hospital
Defense seeks rebuttal testimony from a former McLean Hospital social worker after TikTok videos challenged prosecutors’ portrayal of the facility.
- On Tuesday, Aug. 11, Plymouth Superior Court Judge William Sullivan heard arguments on whether to allow TikTok creator Emily Thorndike, a former McLean Hospital employee, to testify as a defense witness in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial.
- Thorndike, with more than 52,300 TikTok followers, posted a video criticizing the prosecution's portrayal of McLean Hospital as a 'five-star institution' after Patrick Clancy testified, seeking to 'correct the misinformation' about staffing and care.
- Reddington argues Thorndike can testify about poor staffing conditions, especially holidays, based on her seven years working at the Belmont facility, where she observed minimal supervision instead of thorough therapy for patients.
- Prosecutor Shanan Buckingham opposed the motion, arguing Thorndike is not an expert and has followed the trial on TikTok. Sullivan took the matter under advisement but indicated inclination toward a voir dire to assess prejudice.
- Clancy faces charges for killing her three children in 2023; her defense claims postpartum psychosis prevented criminal responsibility. The court must determine whether Thorndike's testimony provides factual evidence about hospital staffing standards relevant to that defense.
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Emily Thorndike criticized care at McLean Hospital where Lindsay Clancy was treated before she allegedly killed her 3 kids. Now the defendant’s attorney wants to add the TikTok creator to the witness list
In the latest development of the Lindsay Clancy trial, the defendant’s legal team wants a former employee of the McLean Hospital in Belmont, Mass., to testify. Before the jury was brought in for testimony, Clancy’s attorneys placed their arguments before Plymouth Superior Court Judge William Sullivan about whether Emily Thorndike, a TikTok video creator, should...
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