Brian Walshe , scheduled to stand trial next month for the murder of his wife, Ana Walshe , was reportedly stabbed in Norfolk County Jail in Dedham, Massachusetts, on Thursday night.

He was taken to a Boston hospital for treatment of a superficial injury, where he was treated and released, according to a law enforcement source close to the investigation. He is now back at the jail.

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Though they didn't name Walshe, the Norfolk County Sheriff's Office released a statement saying that "an individual in custody" at the Norfolk County Jail was treated for non-life-threatening injuries after being assaulted inside one of the facility's housing units around 9:55 p.m. Thursday.

"Officers acted immediately to intervene an

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