Accused Cohasset spouse killer Brian Walshe was stabbed shortly earlier than lights out on the Norfolk County Jail.
The assault on the convicted worldwide artwork fraudster and indicted homicide defendant occurred at round 9:55 p.m. Thursday, in response to the Norfolk County Sheriff’s Workplace, which manages the jail. That workplace doesn’t title Walshe, however the defendant’s legal professional, Larry Tipton, has disclosed to a number of shops that it’s Walshe who was stabbed.
Walshe’s accidents weren’t life-threatening, and he was handled in a single day at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Middle in Boston and returned to jail.
The Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned that its officers “acted immediately to intervene and render first aid” and that no personnel have been injured within the assault. Officers subdued the suspected stabber — who authorities haven’t named — and recovered a “blunt instrument” probably concerned within the stabbing.
Authorities are investigating the incident, however don’t count on any court docket arraignments immediately.
Walshe, 49, is charged with murdering and dismembering his spouse, Ana Walshe, within the early hours of Jan. 1, 2023. He was initially described as being cooperative with police when Ana Walshe went lacking however was quickly arrested and charged along with her homicide.
Throughout his arraignment first in District Courtroom after which Superior Courtroom, prosecutors learn a collection of grisly web searches performed on an iPad discovered within the house.
These searches included “Can you be charged with murder without a body?” “10 ways to dispose of a body if you really need to.” “Can you throw away body parts?” “What does formaldehyde do?” And many extra.
Walshe has been housed on the Norfolk County Jail ever since his arraignment. His case has been very slow-moving, with a mere 5 Superior Courtroom appearances in 2023 and 7 in 2025.
The case docket has heated up this 12 months because of the mess surrounding former Massachusetts State Police Trooper Michael Proctor, who was fired earlier this 12 months due primarily to unprofessional habits within the Karen Learn homicide case — a cost a jury acquitted her of in a trial earlier this 12 months.
Proctor additionally investigated the Walshe case and different felony instances in Norfolk County and people protection attorneys are combating to get data from Proctor’s cellphone backup archives that might exonerate their shoppers. Proctor himself is combating for his job again.
Walshe is subsequent scheduled to seem in court docket on Monday. Tipton has not returned a Herald request for remark so it’s unclear if that listening to can be rescheduled because of the stabbing.
