Brian Walshe , the Cohasset, Massachusetts man accused of killing his wife Ana and dismembering her body, is competent to stand trial, a Norfolk Superior Court judge ruled on Friday.

Last month, Judge Diane Freniere ordered Walshe to be hospitalized at Bridgewater State Hospital to determine his competency. She said Friday that after Walshe's 40-day stay at the hospital, a report from a doctor there "concludes the defendant is competent and ready to stand trial."

Freniere also denied motions from the defense to either move the trial outside of Norfolk County or bring in jurors from outside the area. She said the media coverage of his case has been extensive and "somewhat graphic," but it's also been "primarily factual."

"While the defendant has demonstrated that the national and l

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