Brian Walshe murder case handed over to jury after closing arguments

Closing arguments were presented Friday in the trial of Brian Walshe, the Massachusetts man accused of murdering his wife, after the defense rested its case Thursday without calling a single witness to the stand

Closing arguments were presented Friday in the trial of Brian Walshe, the Massachusetts man accused of murdering his wife, after the defense rested its case Thursday without calling a single witness to the stand.

After hearing instructions from the judge, the jury has been handed the case, and began their deliberations around 12:30 p.m. ET on Friday.

Walshe himself declined to testify for his own defense on Thursday, an apparent departure from the defense team’s original plan.

The Commonwealth rested its case on Wednesday with emotional testimony.

Walshe is accused of killing Ana Walshe on New Year’s Day 2023. He’s pleaded guilty to dismembering her body and misleading police, but is fighting a first degree murder charge.