"Karen Read Retrial Resumes in Norfolk Superior Court: Day 15 Updates"
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"Karen Read Retrial Resumes in Norfolk Superior Court: Day 15 Updates"
[!CDATA[The retrial of Karen Read, a Massachusetts woman accused of hitting her police officer boyfriend with her car and leaving him for dead, is set to resume after a one-day break in court proceedings. The trial, now on day 15, will continue at 9 a.m. in Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Massachusetts. The reason for the pause in the trial has not been disclosed, but it was described as being "due to unavoidable circumstances." Prosecutors allege that Read intentionally struck John O’Keefe with her SUV outside a fellow cop's home and abandoned him in January 2022. However, Read's defense team claims she was set up for O'Keefe's murder and suggested that someone inside the house was responsible for his death. The initial trial ended in a hung jury, leading to the retrial currently underway. Massachusetts State Trooper Yuri Bukhenik recently concluded his testimony after three days on the witness stand. Bukhenik detailed the factors that raised suspicions about Read's involvement in O'Keefe's death, such as her damaged taillight and her alleged statement to first responders at the scene admitting, "I hit him," in reference to O'Keefe. Read's defense attorney questioned Bukhenik about the credibility of his investigation and his former colleague, Michael Proctor, a state trooper who was dismissed for inappropriate behavior following Read's first trial. CourtTV has been closely following the case against Read and the subsequent criminal inquiry since early 2022 when O'Keefe's body was discovered outside a residence in Canton. For those interested in the trial proceedings, CourtTV offers a live stream of the Read trial from Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Massachusetts, starting at 9 a.m. ET.]]