Brian Walshe assaulted in Massachusetts jail with makeshift weapon ahead of murder trial for wife's death

Brian Walshe the Massachusetts man accused of dismembering his wife was attacked in jail on Thursday weeks ahead of his murder trial Walshe was assaulted inside a housing unit at a correctional center in Dedham just before p m The Norfolk County Sheriff s Office didn't identify Walshe as their victim but his lawyer Larry Tipton proven to Masslive com that Walshe was stabbed Walshe was taken to the Beth Israel Deaconess Biological Center in Boston for medication and returned to the jail overnight the sheriff's office stated in a comment to Fox News Digital BRIAN WALSHE MURDER TRIAL PROSECUTORS SAY HUSBAND DISMEMBERED WIFE ANA TO DODGE PRISON IN ART FRAUD OCCURRENCE The other individual involved was subdued by officers and a makeshift blunt instrument was recovered the message noted The development is being investigated Walshe is accused of killing and dismembering his wife Ana in January He is scheduled to go to trial in October Ana Walshe a mother of three young children and a real estate professional who worked in Washington D C disappeared on New Year s Day and was stated missing a meager days later Her body has never been recovered TIMELINE OF ANA WALSHE'S DISAPPEARANCE AND BRIAN WALSHE'S ARRESTBrian Walshe was captured on Home Depot surveillance video buying various items including three mops and brushes two splash-resistant goggles and a utility knife Investigators believe he used the items to dispose of his wife's body During the search for Ana investigators identified a hacksaw with a small bone fragment in a dumpster across the street from Walshe's mother's house In the days after his wife's disappearance Walshe allegedly used his son's iPad to make over a dozen Google searches about how to discard a body prosecutors noted Before the disappearance Walshe hired a private investigator because he suspected his wife was cheating on him At the time the couple's marriage was on the rocks because of Brian's unrelated legal troubles He had been house arrest as part of his pre-sentencing probation for selling fake Andy Warhol paintings according to prosecutors Fox News Digital's Chris Eberhart and Mollie Markowitz contributed to this assessment