The father of three children who were allegedly strangled by their mother has paid a moving tribute to them after crossing the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
“They had a short life, but they had a good life,” Patrick Clancy said as he completed the famous 26.2-mile route through Massachusetts’ capital while raising more than $75,000 for the hospital that looked after them.
“I love my children, they are wonderful people. They had a lot of friends, everyone loved them,” Clancy, 33, added after completing the iconic run in 3:59:19 on Monday.
The marathon was a form of therapy for the devastated father. His partner, depressed midwife Lindsay Clancy, allegedly killed their three children in January 2023.
She is accused of strangling Cora, five, Dawson, three, and baby Callan with rubber bands in the basement of their home in Duxbury, Massachusetts, after Patrick temporarily left the house to get a meal. take away.
Patrick Clancy (pictured), the father of three children who were allegedly strangled by their mother, paid a moving tribute to them after crossing the finish line of the Boston Marathon
Patrick decided to raise money for Boston Children’s Hospital, where the couple’s youngest, Callan, spent his final months before dying at seven months old.
Lindsay was charged with the children’s murders after they were discovered in the basement of their home in Duxbury, Massachusetts, on January 24, 2023. (Pictured: Mother in court)
Lindsay then attempted suicide, cutting her wrists and jumping out of an upstairs bedroom window. She survived, but was paralyzed from the waist down and is still receiving treatment.
Patrick forgave his wife for the alleged atrocities last year, citing her struggle with postpartum psychosis.
“In my short time here, my children have brought me so much joy and couldn’t have made their dad prouder,” Patrick posted on his donation page for Boston Children’s Hospital.
“In many ways, I’m just trying to be more like them. Their passion in life was contagious.
“With Cora, Dawson and Callan in spirit, see you to the finish line,” he said in an update just before the marathon kicked off on Monday.
Patrick said the money raised from his fundraiser should go towards “the best medical care, groundbreaking research and vital support services for sick children and their families.”
In October, his wife Lindsay was held without bail and placed in psychiatric care because a judge ruled she was at “imminent risk of self-harm.”
Judge William F. Sullivan ordered Lindsay held in psychiatric care at Tewksbury Hospital for six months during a court hearing conducted via Zoom.
Dr. Karin Towers, a forensic psychiatrist, reported at the arraignment that Clancy suffered from “unbearable depression and difficulty getting through each day.”
She has pleaded not guilty to three counts of murder and strangulation.
The marathon was a form of therapy for the devastated father (pictured kissing a friend at the finish line on Tuesday). His partner, depressed midwife Lindsay Clancy, allegedly murdered their three children in January 2023.
“They had a short life, but they had a good life,” Patrick Clancy said after completing the famous 26.2-mile route through Massachusetts’ capital while raising more than $75,000 for the hospital who took care of them.
Patrick Clancy completed the race in 3:59:19, crossing the finish line around 3:15 p.m. He is shown in an old photograph, running with his children
Lindsay was arrested on February 7 from her bed at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. His next court date is scheduled for May 28
Prosecutor Jennifer Sprague provided additional details about the events of January 24, 2023, during which a fitness watch tracked Lindsay’s path from the basement where she allegedly strangled her children to the second floor.
Investigative affidavits show the mother slashed her wrists and neck before jumping out of a second story window.
But Sprague said the cuts were “superficial” and did not require stitches, casting doubt on the seriousness of Lindsay’s suicide attempt.
She said the wounds were not bleeding by the time her husband found her.
Sprague mentioned that Clancy seemed to know who she was, emphasizing that there were “no hallucinations or delusions” in Clancy’s notes, where she documented her and her children’s lives.
A court document obtained by DailyMail.com revealed she allegedly researched methods of murder before killing her children and attempting suicide.
The mother, a labor and delivery nurse, was previously seen addressing the court from her hospital bed wearing a face mask.
Investigators found bottles of diazepam, amitriptyline and trazodone, all antidepressants, at the family’s home on January 25.
All three had been prescribed to Lindsay 16 days before the traumatic incident.
An unsealed affidavit revealed Patrick was in the basement when police arrived to check on Lindsay and knew “something was wrong because his kids wouldn’t wake up.”
Participants raising money for Boston Children’s Hospital during the Boston Marathon are seen in a group photo. Patrick has raised over $72,000 on his donation page
Patrick has forgiven his wife for alleged atrocities last year, citing her struggle with postpartum psychosis
Postpartum psychosis is defined by the National Institutes of Health as a serious form of mental illness. (Pictured: Lindsay Clancy with her child)
He approached the police and started shouting, “She killed the children!” as he made these discoveries, finding two of his children with a headband around their necks, turning their faces “blue and purple”.
Postpartum psychosis is defined by the National Institutes of Health as a serious form of mental illness.
It is characterized by extreme confusion, loss of contact with reality, paranoia, delusions, disorganized thought processes, and hallucinations.
The illness usually occurs within the first six weeks after delivery and “warrants immediate medical and psychiatric care and hospitalization if there is a risk of suicide or filicide.”
Lindsay was arrested on February 7 from her bed at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. His next court date is scheduled for May 28.
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