Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Brian Walshe was sentenced Thursday to life in prison for the murder of his wife Ana Walshe.
Walshe was also sentenced to no less than 19 years for lying to police and no less than two years for improper disposal of a body. Those sentences are to be served consecutively.
"The seriousness of your acts cannot be overstated," NBC News reported that Massachusetts Superior Court Judge Diane Freniere said Thursday. "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."
Ana Walshe, 39, a real estate executive, went missing on Jan. 1, 2023. Her employer reported her missing on Jan. 4, 2023, but Walshe had said she left for a work emergency. Walshe, 50, was arrested on Jan. 17, 2023. He cut up Ana Walshe's body and disposed of the parts in dumpsters.
Assistant District Attorney Gregory Connor, who asked for the consecutive sentences, said they were appropriate.
