'The real Lindsay was loving': Patrick Clancy says he forgives wife Lindsay for killing their children
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DUXBURY, MASSACHUSETTS: While Lindsay Clancy has been arrested and charged for strangling her three young children before attempting to take her own life, her husband, Patrick, has reportedly said that he forgives her, describing “the real Lindsay” as “loving” and “caring.”
Patrick, 34, finally broke his silence and spoke about his heartbreaking “excruciating and relentless pain” in a statement on the family's GoFundMe page, which has raised $720,000 out of the $850,000 goal. "I want to ask all of you that you find it deep within yourselves to forgive Lindsay, as I have," Patrick wrote, adding, "The real Lindsay was generously loving and caring towards everyone — me, our kids, family, friends, and her patients. The very fibers of her soul are loving. All I wish for her now is that she can somehow find peace."
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Clancy, 32, of Plymouth, was charged with two counts of homicide and three counts of strangulation for killing her five-year-old daughter Cora and three-year-old son Dawson, and attempting to murder her eight-month-old son Callan, per the Daily Mail. The horrific incident took place on Tuesday, January 24, around 6 pm when officers from the Plymouth Police Department were called. Upon their arrival, the officers found three unconscious children who were rushed to a local hospital, where Cora and Dawson were pronounced dead. Callan, who managed to survive, was flown to Boston Children's Hospital, where he died on Friday, January 27.
Clancy, who is expected to face upgraded charges after Callan’s death, is currently recovering in at a Boston hospital, where she worked as a nurse, but is in police custody. She was taken into custody on Wednesday, January 25 after authorities obtained an arrest warrant. The horrific incident unfolded when Patrick, who was working from home that day, left went out for 25 minutes to pick up food.
The grieving father reportedly arrived at their family home around 6 pm to find his children “unconscious, with obvious signs of trauma.” He also found his wife lying unconscious outside their home and frantically called 911. “A lot of people have said they can’t imagine and they’re right, there’s absolutely nothing that can prepare you,” Patrick wrote in an update on Saturday, January 28. He added, “The shock and pain are excruciating and relentless. I’m constantly reminded of them and with the little sleep I get, I dream about them on repeat. Any parent knows it’s impossible to understand how much you will love your kids until you have them. The same goes for understanding the devastation of losing them.”
Acknowledging his youngest son’s death, Patrick said Callan “died with enormous courage despite being so little,” adding, "Maybe it was his way of demonstrating what I need to do to press forward. I’ll always try to draw inspiration from him. He’ll always be my little hero.”
Speaking about his marriage, Patrick wrote, "Our marriage was wonderful and diametrically grew stronger as her condition rapidly worsened. I took as much pride in being her husband as I did in being a father and felt persistently lucky to have her in my life. I still remember the very moment I first laid eyes on her and can recall how to overcome I was with the kind of love, at first sight, you only see in movies. It really didn't take long before I was certain I wanted to marry her."