Corie Walsh’s attorney shared an update regarding her condition behind bars after she was arrested for the alleged killing of her 2-year-old son amid her reported investment in Lindsay Clancy’s trial.
Corie, 40, was arrested on September 1 after her son Barrett Walsh was found dead in the basement of their family’s Frankfort, Illinois, home. After Barrett’s body was discovered, Walsh was found in a bathtub filled with bloody water after she seemingly tried to die by suicide.
After her Monday, October 26, court appearance, her lawyers said that Corie is unwell as she remains incarcerated, according to NBC Chicago.
Her attorney Robert Kerr said Corie’s ongoing psychotic condition is “pretty overwhelming.”
Meanwhile, attorney Andrea Lyon told reporters during a press conference that “psychosis is not a choice.”
“We are committed with our head, our heart, and hard work, to represent her to the best of our ability so that everyone can understand what happened here,” Lyon continued, adding that Corie’s legal team is also “learning everything [they] can about her psychosis.”
At the time Barrett’s death, it was reported that Corie was heavily interested in Clancy’s high-profile triple-murder case after she was accused of killing her three small children in January 2023.
Throughout the trial, Clancy’s attorneys claimed that she was suffering from postpartum psychosis when her children were killed, rendering her incapable of deciphering “right” from “wrong” and therefore not criminally responsible for their deaths. Meanwhile, the prosecution argued that Clancy was well aware of what she was doing at the time of the murders, claiming she carried out a cruel, premeditated act.
The case ended in a mistrial on September 4 when the jury was unable to come to a unanimous verdict.
At the time Corie was arrested, witnesses claimed that she had been “invested” in Clancy’s case. Just hours before Barrett was found dead, she was talking about the case in a group chat and allegedly wrote, “It was manslaughter, please help I’m really freaking out.”
While speaking to police, Corie allegedly said she wanted to harm her husband and her other children. Corie’s two eldest children were not home when Barrett was killed, and her infant was found in another room of the house.
Corie has been supported by her family throughout the legal proceedings. Us previously reported that they attended her hearing in September where she pleaded not guilty, while NBC Chicago reported that her husband and other family members were in the courtroom for Monday’s hearing.
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