Police Sgt. Says Lindsay Clancy Was 'Uncooperative' w/ Arm At Hospital

Rose Stoffers, a sergeant with the Massachusetts State Police Crime Scene Services Section, testified in Lindsay Clancy's trial today (Monday, August 3) about documenting Clancy's injuries after she was taken to South Shore Hospital on Jan. 24, 2023. Stoffers said she arrived at the hospital around 8:35 p.m. and documented Clancy's injuries, including red-brown stains on her hands and gauze around her wrist. She also photographed Clancy's personal belongings and two rings. 01:28 "I was by myself. I met then Trooper Lawler there. He's from the Plymouth Detective Unit, and I also met the forensic scientist. The forensic scientist there." "And can you explain to the jurors a little bit about that relationship that you, as a trooper, have with forensic scientists that work for the lab?" "The forensic scientists are civilians who work for the lab, but they will come out to scenes as well. They do mostly testing with like biological evidence that we don't do, so we work closely with them both at zines and they share our office in Lakeville." 03:07 "What were your observations of her when you saw her?" "She was covered in like blankets and like heating devices, and she had a neck collar on. So when I first walked in the room, I couldn't see anything on her body because she was under the blanket, other than like the neck brace in her face." 04:16 "We didn't remove the blanket, but we did remove her arms out from underneath the blanket." 04:26 "Why did you need assistance?" "When I first attempted to pull out her right arm, she was uncooperative and pulling it back and fighting against us a little." 06:08 "Yes. I documented any personal belongings that were brought in with her." "And so you're aware that they removed clothing from her?" "Yes." "And so you documented the clothing?" "Correct." "And that she had two rings?" "Yes." "And that you photographed those rings?" "Yes." 07:37 2nd call in February 2023 08:14 "He asked me to photograph a bag of medication and some documents that were inside that bag that had been brought to their office."