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A Miami-based neurosurgeon took the stand to describe John O'Keefe's head injuries in the Karen Read retrial on Wednesday.
After a morning delay caused by an 'issue' with the jury, Day 20 of testimony resumed in Karen Read's second murder trial.
Miami neurosurgeon Dr. Aizik L. Wolf told jurors a fall backward was “the only way” O’Keefe could have sustained his fatal head injuries.
Dr. Aizak Wolf, a brain surgeon, was the first witness called to the stand Wednesday when testimony resumed. He reviewed the medical examiner’s assessment of John O’Keefe’s death, pictures from his autopsy, and saw a report from a forensic pathologist.
Digital forensics examiner pressed on credentials in Karen Read retrial. Here’s how Monday unfolded.
Read attorney Robert Alessi noted that Shanon Burgess’s bio page on his company’s website lists him as holding a bachelor’s degree although he does not currently hold that degree.
Karen Read pleaded not guilty to murder charges in the death of Boston police officer John O’Keefe and is facing a retrial after a jury was unable to reach a verdict last year.
Karen Read‘s second trial in connection with the death of her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe, continued on Tuesday in Dedham’s Norfolk Superior Court before Judge Beverly Cannone. On Monday,
Shanon Burgess returned to the witness stand after delivering tense testimony Monday, when his credentials were questioned by the defense.