Karen Read retrial begins in earnest with opening statements

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(NewsNation) — Opening statements are expected to footwear disconnected Tuesday successful the retrial of Karen Read, a Massachusetts pistillate accused of striking her fellow with her car and leaving him to dice successful a snowstorm successful 2022.

Read is facing charges of manslaughter, centrifugal conveyance homicide and leaving the country of a crash.

The roadworthy to Read's retrial has been lengthy, with months of pretrial hearings and 10 days of assemblage selection paving the mode for Tuesday's tribunal developments.

Proceedings volition beryllium streamed from this communicative erstwhile they statesman astatine 8 a.m. CDT.

Retired Superior Court justice Jack Lu said the prosecution is expected to humanize her deceased boyfriend, Boston constabulary serviceman John O’Keefe, and slam her erstwhile media appearances, AOL reported. Lu predicts the defence is apt to marque the lawsuit that Read was framed.

Read's erstwhile proceedings ended successful a hung jury, and a mistrial was declared successful July 2024.

The retrial is expected to past six to 8 weeks, according to Judge Beverly Cannone.

Karen Read case: What to cognize astir John O'Keefe's death

Officer John O'Keefe. (Boston Police Department via AP)

Prosecutors alleged Read and O'Keefe had been drinking heavy earlier she dropped him disconnected astatine a enactment astatine the location of Brian Albert, a chap Boston officer, connected Jan. 29, 2022. 

After letting him retired of the car, they allege Read struck O'Keefe with her SUV earlier driving away. 

O’Keefe was recovered unresponsive successful a snowbank extracurricular the location the adjacent morning. He was pronounced dormant astatine a section infirmary aft suffering from hypothermia and a caput injury, officials said.

Prosecutors alleged Read intentionally struck O'Keefe due to the fact that their narration had soured successful the period starring up to his death.

Read’s defence attorneys dismissed the narrative, saying alternatively that respective different officers are down O’Keefe’s decease and person colluded with different cops to screen up his decease by framing his girlfriend.

NewsNation's Safia Samee Ali contributed to this report.