Karen Read murder trial, Thursday, May 2

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On the stand:

• Anthony Flematti, Canton Fire Department

Karen Read is back in court Thursday for a third day of witness testimony in her high-profile murder trial.

Acting Canton Fire Lt. Anthony Flematti had just begun his testimony Tuesday afternoon when Judge Beverly Cannone concluded the day’s court proceedings. Thursday’s session will be another half day, running from 9 am to 1 pm

Several police and fire department witnesses have taken the stand so far, telling jurors what they saw and heard the morning Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe died.

Read, 44, is accused of backing her SUV into O’Keefe, her boyfriend of two years, and leaving him to die on a snowy lawn in Canton on Jan. 29, 2022. Prosecutors allege Read was driving drunk following a night out and struck O’Keefe while dropping him off at a fellow Boston officer’s home for an afterparty.

However, lawyers for the Mansfield woman say she was framed in an elaborate coverup among witnesses and law enforcement, suggesting O’Keefe was actually beaten inside the home and possibly attacked by the family’s German shepherd.

Throughout cross-examination, defense attorneys have picked apart first responders’ testimony to highlight discrepancies between their initial incident reports, grand jury testimony, and the statements they’ve made in court this week.

On Tuesday, defense attorney Alan Jackson repeatedly pressed Canton firefighter and paramedic Timothy Nuttall on whether O’Keefe’s injuries — specifically, a bump on his forehead and scratches on his arm — were consistent with a physical altercation.

Read has pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree murder, motor vehicle manslaughter while driving under the influence, and leaving the scene of a collision causing injury and death.

Jurors will take a trip to view the crime scene Friday morning, per an order from Cannone. The media and members of the public are barred from filming, photographing, interviewing, or contacting jurors during court proceedings — including the view — and Cannone has ordered a 100-yard buffer zone between jurors and public attendees.