Patrick Clancy is set to return to the stand today, picking up on his harrowing testimony about the day his children were murdered.

He was the first witness called to the stand on Monday, during which he often became overwhelmed with emotion when talking about his children.

‘Cora was into princesses. She had a lot of friends. She just liked taking care of people,’ he said while becoming choked up and breathing heavily.

Speaking about Dawson, the grieving father said: ‘He was into firefighters and trucks. He liked Paw Patrol.’

When asked to describe eight-month-old Callan, he said: ‘He was a happy baby.’

As Patrick spoke, his ex-wife grabbed a tissue and covered her face with her hair.

On the stand, Patrick then described his final moments in the house before he left to pick up the takeout food that Clancy had ordered on the day of the murders.

‘I came upstairs, I took Callan for a minute. I rocked him by my knees, kissed Cora on the head, and I said I’ll be right back,’ Patrick said.

He said Dawson was eating chicken nuggets on the couch when he left.

When Patrick returned from collecting the food, Clancy had strangled the children with exercise bands, then used multiple methods to try to end her own life.