The trial of Karen Read, a Mansfield woman charged in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend, John O’Keefe, resumes on Friday with witness 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 prosecutors charged Read after his death and stated that she 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.
Jurors heard Wednesday and Thursday from friends of O’Keefe who went out drinking at two bars in Canton on Jan. 28, 2022.
Witnesses last week from the Canton Fire Department testified that Read said “I hit him, I hit him. Oh my God, I hit him” on the morning of Jan. 29, 2022.
Read pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder, motor vehicle manslaughter while driving under the influence, and leaving the scene of a motor vehicle crash causing death.
MassLive will update this story when testimony begins at 9 a.m. in Dedham’s Norfolk County Superior Court.
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