Overview

• The Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office said the assault occurred around 9:55 p.m. on Sept. 11 inside a housing unit at the Dedham facility.
• Officers intervened, subdued another individual, and recovered a makeshift blunt instrument at the scene.
• The incident is under investigation by the sheriff’s office with assistance from the State Police detective unit assigned to the Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office.
• Walshe remains held without bail ahead of an Oct. 20 trial on first-degree murder and related charges in Ana Walshe’s 2023 disappearance, and he has pleaded not guilty.
• Prosecutors cite alleged Google searches, cleaning-supply purchases at Home Depot, and blood with a damaged knife, while the defense contests the digital evidence and seeks records tied to former trooper Michael Proctor.