Testimony in the trial of Karen Read, a Mansfield woman charged in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend, John O’Keefe, is paused on Tuesday but the trial will proceed with a day of hearings.
Voir dire hearings are set for the day where the defense and prosecutors will be questioning four expert witnesses who are expected to be called by the defense. No jury will be present on Tuesday.
Live updates will begin when the trial gets underway at 9 a.m. This story will be updated throughout the day with the latest testimony.
Read, 44, is charged with second-degree murder in the death of O’Keefe, who was found cold to the touch and unresponsive on Jan. 29, 2022, outside of a home in Canton.
Norfolk County prosecutors say Read struck O’Keefe with her SUV while driving intoxicated. Read’s attorney, David Yannetti, said during the trial’s opening statements that her car never struck O’Keefe and that others are to blame for his death.
The trial is taking place in Dedham’s Norfolk County Superior Court.
On Monday, a state trooper read into the record text messages between Read and O’Keefe from the night before his death.
