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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Gloria Oladipo

Mistrial declared in Karen Read’s case over killing of her Boston police boyfriend

Karen Read looks toward the jurors
Karen Read looks toward the jurors as they are greeted by the judge in Dedham, Massachusetts, on 1 July 2024. Photograph: Pat Greenhouse/AP

A mistrial has been declared in the Karen Read case after a jury was unable to reach a verdict on charges that she murdered her boyfriend, a Boston police officer.

The local district attorney’s office quickly issued a statement saying that prosecutors intend to retry the case, which jurors first began hearing in late April.

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