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Firefighter-Paramedic took the stand during the day of opening the second trial of Karen read in the superior court Norfolk, where the women’s massacusetta was accused of killing his boyfriend, John O’Keefe.

The reconciliation of the high profile began on Monday both sides that introduce drastically different narratives. Prosecutors claim that he had read the hit-and-run encourage alcohol and rage, while the defense cites concealment in law enforcement circles.

Why is it important

The reading case pulled widespread public oversight, from local protests to the scission of social media, partly due to the claim of the police conspiracy and conflicting accounts on what happened.

With its first trial that ends in the rage after the jurors could not arrange all the accusations, the second attempt will test new prosecutors and defense strategies, including new lawyers and evidence presented under reinforced supervision.

What to know

The first witness, Cantonese firefighter and paramedicic Timothy Nuttall, also testified during the first reading trial. The Alan Jackson defense counsel recalled the “embarrassing” moment of Nuttall’s testimony at the first trial.

During the first trial, Nuttall described the scratches on the arm of O’Keefe as “Brazda”. Jackson said he didn’t understand the word because of the Nuttall’s accent. When Jackson told Nuttall, it was an “unpleasant” moment on Monday, Nuttall noted that it was the case for both of them.

Nuttall testimony focused on what he noticed when he cared about O’Keefe on the scene.

Read, 45, it looks like charges for the murder of the second degree, a car for cars during drunk and leaving a crash site that results in death. Prosecutors claim to have passed over O’Keefe with his Lexus SUV in January 2022. After she left him outside the house of friends during a snowstorm. It is argued that it was drunk and angry, quoting data for mobile phones, vehicle data and recorded statements as key evidence.

Nuttall testified that he found O’Keefe irresponsible and cold in the snow and remembered reading, “I hit him, I hit him, I hit him.” He said he was remembered at reading comments “very distinct” during his testimony.

Jackson caused this memory during cross-examination, pointing out that at the first trial Nuttall testified that he heard the phrase just twice. Jackson asked whether Nuttall believed that these two statements were inconsistent.

“Yes, sir,” Nuttall admitted.

In his introductory remarks, Jackson told jurors that O’Keefe “did not die from hitting the vehicle. Period.”

The Defense claimed that injuries were more consistent with dog attack or beating inside the house, police officer Boston Brian Albert, where O’Keefe was last seen in life.

He said that the Defense would present evidence that support the claim that O’Keefe died inside the house and moved outdoors. The defense claims that the original police investigation ignored or actively combed that evidence.

The Prosecution, led by the Special Prosecutor’s Office of Hank Brennan, presented an alternative version of the event, saying that the reading deliberately turned to O’Keefe and left it to die in refrigerators. He told reading statements and the form of cell phones showed her intention.

“The evidence will clearly know that she knew she was there. She didn’t call 911. … she left him,” Brennan said to jurors.

What do people say

Brennan, in his opening: “We’re here today because John O’Keefe was killed by the actions and behavior of that accused, Karen read.”

Jackson, in his introductory statement: “The dog is rehomed, phones destroyed, sold the house. You will find all these things happened soon after the incident in which John O’Keefe was found not responding and dying in the front lawn Brian Albert.”

What happens next

The second trial is expected to last six to eight weeks, and 18 jurors are sitting after the long-term selection process. Judge Beverly Cannone targets full days of testimony, unlike half-day sessions of the first trial. Key witnesses, including police investigators and several individuals present, the night o’keefe died, is expected to return to the stand.

Read and look like a gentle inconspicuous litigation for the death submitted O’Keefe’s property, although this procedure is on hold not concluded.

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