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Callan was only 8 months old, and unlike Cora and Dawson, he did not die immediately that night—doctors temporarily restored his heartbeat, but he had suffered catastrophic oxygen deprivation and died three days later. The medical examiner testified that his injuries were consistent with ligature strangulation and that his cause of death was complications of mechanical asphyxia. Callan Clancy was only 8 months old. He was the youngest of Lindsay and Patrick Clancy’s three children. On January 24, 2023, prosecutors say Lindsay used an exercise band as a ligature around Callan’s neck, just as she did with his older siblings, Cora and Dawson. Callan was found unresponsive in the basement. But unlike his brother and sister, Callan still had a heartbeat after doctors worked desperately to save him. He was transferred to Boston Children’s Hospital. He had suffered devastating oxygen deprivation to his brain. For three days, his family lived with the reality that this tiny baby was still here physically, while doctors tried to determine whether there was any hope. There wasn’t. Callan died on January 27, 2023. During Lindsay Clancy’s trial, the medical examiner testified that the injuries around Callan’s neck were consistent with ligature strangulation and that he died from complications of mechanical asphyxia. He was 8 months old. He had no understanding of mental illness. No understanding of medications. No understanding of courtrooms, diagnoses, defenses, rallies or pink shirts. He was a baby. And before this case became a debate about Lindsay Clancy, it was the story of three children whose lives were taken. Cora. Dawson. Callan. Please remember Callan. ♥️