Massachusetts nurse charged with strangling her two young children may have suffered postpartum anxiety

A Massachusetts nurse is facing charges for the murder of two of her children whom authorities say appear to have been strangled.

Lindsay Clancy is accused of killing the children, aged five and three, while a seven-month-old boy was flown to a hospital in Boston after being found unconscious with traumatic injuries.

Plymouth County district attorney Tim Cruz identified Ms Clancy as the suspect in the case on Wednesday and said that she had jumped out of a window at the family home in Duxbury.

“As soon as able, we will be arraigning her on the two charges of murder in the death of her children,” Mr Cruz said.

He identified the dead children as Cora Clancy and Dawson Clancy. Mr Cruz said the chief medical examiner’s office will determine the causes of death.

“This is an unimaginable, senseless tragedy, and it is an ongoing investigation,” Mr Cruz said.

The suspect was treated at the scene and taken to the hospital for treatment, where she remained on Wednesday.