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

Several onlookers 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 alleges 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 event 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 noted were inconsistencies with particular 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 advancing news story stay with NEWS on-air and online for the latest details