Court Asked to Dismiss Murder Charge Against Karen Read in Death of Her Police Officer Boyfriend

Court Asked to Dismiss Murder Charge Against Karen Read in Death of Her Police Officer Boyfriend
Karen Read departs Norfolk Superior Court following a day of jury selection in her trial, Wednesday, April 17, 2024, in Dedham, Mass. Steven Senne/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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BOSTON—An attorney for Karen Read has petitioned the highest court in Massachusetts seeking the dismissal of two charges including murder that she faces in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend.

Read is accused of ramming into John O’Keefe with her SUV and leaving him for dead in a snowstorm in January 2022. Read’s attorneys argue she is being framed and that someone else is responsible for O’Keefe’s death.