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Focus turns to demeanor of girlfriend charged in Boston officer's death on second day of trial
BOSTON (AP) — The demeanor of a Massachusetts woman charged in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend and the words she uttered at the crime scene were the focus Tuesday on the second day of her trial. Karen Read has been charged with second degree murder and other charges in the 2022 death of Officer John O’Keefe. The 16-year veteran of the Boston police was found unresponsive outside a Canton home. He was taken to the hospital and, hours later, pronounced dead. An autopsy found O’Keefe died of hyperthermia and blunt force trauma. Read has pleaded not guilty to the charges. Testimony from two police officers and two firefighters who arrived on the scene early Jan. 29, 2022, described a chaotic scene in which O’Keefe was laying face up and Read was attempting to give him CPR. She had blood on her mouth, possibly from giving him mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. They described Read as distraught and screaming and that O’Keefe had no pulse and wasn’t breathing. They also described interactions with Read, in which she made statements that appear to implicate her in O’Keefe’s death.
Police seek 2 missing teens from East Boston
The Boston Police Department is looking for two teenagers who have been reported missing. Police said Monday night that they were searching for 16-year-old Christina Santos Rodriguez and 17-year-old Yoraida Toj, both of East Boston. Authorities did not say when the two teens had last been seen. They released two...
‘Perplexing’: No charges will be filed after 4 babies found in freezer in Boston apartment, DA says
No criminal charges will be filed in connection with a “perplexing” investigation into the discovery of four babies in a freezer in the former Boston home of a woman who “concealed her pregnancies,” Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden announced Tuesday.
OSHA investigating contractor linked to construction accident that claimed life of Billerica officer
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Tuesday confirmed that it has launched an investigation into a general contractor linked to a construction accident that claimed the life of a beloved Billerica police officer last week.
Brawl breaks out outside Mass. court as man is arraigned on murder charge in woman’s road rage death
A fight broke out on Tuesday during a court hearing for a man charged with murder in the death of 26-year-old Destini Decoff during an apparent road rage incident in Hopkinton.
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