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The Guardian - US
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Gloria Oladipo

Jury in Karen Read trial unable to reach verdict despite ‘exhaustive’ review

a woman watches as jurors are seated
Karen Read watches as jurors are seated during her trial at Norfolk superior court in Dedham, Massachusetts, on 28 June 2024. Photograph: Charles Krupa/AP

Jurors in the trial of Karen Read, who is accused of killing her boyfriend, a Boston police officer, said they could not reach a unanimous verdict in a Friday update.

A jury of six men and six women spent much of the week deliberating on the verdict after the two-month trial of Read, 44, who was accused of killing John O’Keefe, 46.

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