Several witnesses take the stand on third day of testimony in Karen Read murder retrial

Several spectators took the stand Thursday morning the third day of testimony in the Karen Read murder retrial Read is accused of hitting John O Keefe her Boston police officer boyfriend with her SUV and leaving him to die in the snow after a night of drinking in January Her defense contends she s been framed Her first trial last summer ended in a mistrial A retrial began this month and jurors were picked to hear the episode On Wednesday O Keefe s mother Peggy O Keefe gave an emotional testimony about the moment she heard the news of her son s death Kerry Roberts one of two women with Read when they discovered O Keefe s body at Fairview Road was cross-examined on the stand The defense grilled Roberts over what they announced were inconsistencies with specific of her prior sworn statements Canton firefighter and paramedic Daniel Whitley also testified about taking Read to the hospital for a mandatory psychological evaluation This is a growing news story stay with NEWS on-air and online for the latest details