Karen Read trial: 'My side of the story'

FOLLOWING THE VERDICT, QUESTIONS REMAIN OVER THE DEATH OF HER BOYFRIEND

- Kylie Walters

After nearly four years and two trials, the nightmare that started for Karen Read in early 2022 has come to an end. On June 18, the 45-year-old Boston woman was acquitted by a jury of the second-degree murder of her partner, John O'Keefe.

“No-one has fought harder for justice for John O’Keefe than I have,” she said in a speech on the courthouse steps afterwards while flanked by family and her solicitors. “Than I have, and my team. Thank you.”

Around 6am on January 29, 2022, 46-year-old old police officer John was found unresponsive in the snow outside the home of his colleague Brian Albert in Canton, Massachusetts. Karen had dropped John off at a party the night before and was accused of backing over him with her Lexus SUV while intoxicated and driving off leaving him in the middle of a snowstorm. She admitted that the pair, who had been dating for almost two years, had spent several hours drinking in a bar that evening.