The jury in Karen Read's murder retrial is still deliberating, with Judge Beverly Cannone advising them to take breaks to clear their minds. Read, facing multiple charges including second-degree murder and manslaughter, is accused of fatally hitting her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe, with her SUV while under the influence. Her defense claims she was wrongly blamed due to a flawed investigation, and this is her second trial; the first resulted in a hung jury. The case highlights themes of justice and accountability in the legal system.
"I think what's a good idea to do is when you leave here, just leave the case here," she suggested. "Literally, figuratively. Just clear your heads."
Read, 45, is accused of striking her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe, with her SUV in a drunken rage while dropping him off at an afterparty.
Her lawyers contend she was framed as part of a botched and biased investigation.
The ongoing trial is Read's second, after her first murder trial ended in a hung jury last summer.
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