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    • Karen Read and prosecutors ask to delay murder retrial by three months while evidence is reexamined
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    Karen Read and prosecutors ask to delay murder retrial by three months while evidence is reexamined

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    Karen Read with John O'Keefe/Karen Read in court/Judge Beverly Cannone

    Karen Read with John O’Keefe/Karen Read in court/Judge Beverly Cannone

    Lawyers on both sides of Karen Read’s case have asked that her retrial be delayed for three months, as prosecutors say they want to reexamine evidence and prepare to call new witnesses.

    Read, 44, is must be judged a second time in the case, accusing her of drunkenly ramming his SUV into her Boston police officer boyfriend, John O’Keefe, in January 2022 and leaving him to die in the snow.

    His new trial is scheduled for January 27 after the first. ended with a hung jury during the summer.

    Prosecutors and lawyers for Karen Read are asking to delay her retrial for three months. David McGlynnProsecutors and lawyers for Karen Read are asking to delay her retrial for three months. David McGlynn

    Prosecutors and lawyers for Karen Read are asking to delay her retrial for three months. David McGlynn

    However, on Monday, prosecutors filed a motion — with Read’s consent — asking Norfolk County Superior Court Judge Beverly Cannone to postpone the retrial until April 1.

    Special Assistant Prosecutor Hank Brennan said in the two-page filing that the office plans to “re-test the forensic evidence” and call new expert witnesses “who did not testify at the first trial” – which will take time to prepare.

    Read’s team said it would then “need time to review and potentially respond” “possibly with its own additional experts,” the filing said.

    Cannone still has to approve the postponement request – which she likely will given that both sides have agreed to it.

    Read faces charges of second-degree murder, leaving the scene of a death and manslaughter in O’Keefe’s killing – for which she has adamantly maintained her innocence.

    The trial ended July 1 with a deadlocked jury in the case that brought together a group of supporters of Read’s innocence.

    The first trial against Read ended this summer with a hung jury in the case charging her with the murder of her Boston police officer boyfriend, John O'Keefe. Courtesy of David YannettiThe first trial against Read ended this summer with a hung jury in the case charging her with the murder of her Boston police officer boyfriend, John O'Keefe. Courtesy of David Yannetti

    The first trial against Read ended this summer with a hung jury in the case charging her with the murder of her Boston police officer boyfriend, John O’Keefe. Courtesy of David Yannetti

    Judge Beverly Cannone set her retrial for Jan. 27, and the judge must approve the request for a delay until April. David McGlynnJudge Beverly Cannone set her retrial for Jan. 27, and the judge must approve the request for a delay until April. David McGlynn

    Judge Beverly Cannone set her retrial for Jan. 27, and the judge must approve the request for a delay until April. David McGlynn

    Read’s lawyers told the jury that their client was the victim of a law enforcement cover-up designed to hide that O’Keefe had in fact been killed in a fight with his police buddies after Read l was filed at Police Officer Brian’s home in Canton, Massachusetts. Albert.

    Judge Cannone rejected Read’s request to dismiss counts of murder and leaving the scene of a death on the grounds that several jurors would have manifested to the defense team, saying they truly intended to acquit Read of the charges.

    The prosecutor’s office and Read’s attorneys did not immediately respond to requests for comment Tuesday morning.

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