The third Clancy child, an 8-month-old baby boy who was found injured inside the family’s Duxbury home Tuesday night, died Friday morning, the Plymouth District Attorney’s Office said.
Callan Clancy was pronounced dead at about 11:18 a.m. Friday at Children’s Hospital in Boston. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner contacted Massachusetts State Police assigned to the Plymouth DA’s office to report the death at about 12:30 p.m. Friday, officials said.
Lindsay Clancy, 32, is accused of killing the 5-year-old and 3-year-old and is facing murder and strangulation charges in connection with the deaths. She and the 8-month-old baby were taken to the hospital for treatment after the mother attempted to take her own life, officials said.
It is unclear at this time if she will face additional charges following the death of the 8-month-old baby.
A preliminary investigation indicated the two children appeared to have been strangled, Plymouth DA Timothy J. Cruz said in a press conference earlier this week.
According to Cruz, the Duxbury Police Department received a call around 6 p.m. on Tuesday from Clancy’s husband, Patrick, who returned to his home at 47 Summer St. and reported what officials suspect was an attempted suicide by his wife.
First responders found the three children unconscious and traumatically injured, Cruz said. Cora and Dawson Clancy were brought to a local hospital, where medics pronounced both children dead. The 8-month-old boy was flown to Children’s Hospital in Boston.
On Thursday, a few hours after Cruz identified Clancy as a suspect in her children’s deaths, his office said officials were seeking her arrest on two counts of homicide, three counts of strangulation and three counts of assault and battery with a deadly weapon. Clancy is in police custody at a hospital, Cruz said Wednesday.
Members of the Duxbury community packed the pews of the town’s Holy Family Church Thursday night to grieve and pray for the Clancy family.
“All of us here in Duxbury are beyond devastated and heartbroken at the news of what happened to this young family,” said Father Robert J. Deehan.
Before the tragic event, Lindsay Clancy and her husband, Patrick Clancy, were a “loving, happy couple and family,” Deehan said during a candlelit vigil.
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According to her Facebook page, Lindsay Clancy was employed as a labor and delivery nurse at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. A hospital spokesperson confirmed she was an employee of the hospital in an email to MassLive, adding: “We are shocked and saddened to learn of this unthinkable tragedy. We extend our deepest sympathies to all those affected by these devastating events.”
Matthew Glaser, who is said to be part of the extended Clancy family, launched a GoFundMe in support of Patrick Clancy, father of Cora and Dawson, as he “navigates an unimaginable tragedy.”
As of Friday, the GoFundMe has surpassed its initial goal of $250,000 as thousands contributed towards medical bills and funeral services for the children. The fundraiser has raised more than $440,000 from more than 6,000 donors. The page posted a new goal of $700,000 to go toward medical bills, funeral services and legal help, according to a description by Glaser. Donations ranged from $25 to $5,000.
Anyone interested in donating to the GoFundMe can do so here.
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