DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — Prosecutors Monday argued a Massachusetts man was responsible for the grisly murder of his wife, while his lawyers argued the man panicked after she suddenly died in bed.

Ana Walshe, an immigrant from Serbia who was the family’s breadwinner, was last seen early on Jan. 1, 2023, following a New Year’s Eve dinner at her Massachusetts home. Her body has never been found. Her husband, Brian Walshe , faces a first-degree murder charge after agreeing to plead guilty last month to lesser charges of misleading police and willfully disposing of a human body in violation of state law.

Brian Walshe listens to the case against him get outlined by prosecutor Greg Connor. Opening statements in the Brian Walshe murder trial in Norfolk Superior Court, Dedham, Mass., Monday, Dec. 1

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