Norfolk Superior Court Judge Diane Freniere blasted Brian Walshe over his criminal actions in the horrific murder of his wife, Ana Walshe, before sentencing him to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Thursday.
Walshe, who was convicted of first-degree murder earlier this week, returned to the Dedham courthouse to learn his fate, nearly three years after Ana’s disappearance on New Year’s Day 2023.
“The seriousness of your acts cannot be overstated. Your acts in dismembering your wife’s body and disposing of her remains in multiple area dumpsters can only be described as barbaric and incomprehensible,” Freniere told the court. “You had no regard for the lifelong mental harm that your criminal acts inflicted on your then 2, 4, and 6-year-old sons.”…