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Commonwealth v. Clancy, July 30, 2026
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First responders. Ten took the stand, police, firefighters and EMTs, recounting the emergency response on the night of January 24, 2023.
Key points
- Ten first responders testified across the day.
- Hall: Clancy semi-conscious in the back garden; wrist and neck cuts not actively bleeding.
- Defense raised cold and snow as affecting bleeding.
- Josephine: heard screaming from inside; found Patrick in the basement.
- Adjourned 12:07pm for matters between the judge and counsel.
- Jury view scheduled for the next morning.
Witnesses (2)
Stephen HallCommonwealth
Patrol officer, Duxbury PD
Cross: Reddington
- First first responder to testify.
- Found the defendant semi-conscious on the ground in the back garden.
- None of the cuts to her wrists or neck were actively bleeding.
- On cross the defense raised whether cold and snow could have affected bleeding.
Brian JosephineCommonwealth
Patrol officer, Duxbury PD
- Patrick Clancy was standing in the garden beside her on arrival.
- Heard screaming from inside the house.
- Ran to the basement with another officer, where Patrick shouted that she had killed the children.
Procedural
- 12:07Court adjourned abruptly; judge had matters to resolve with counsel.
- -Jury view of the Duxbury house scheduled for the following morning.