Brian Walshe, the man accused of murdering his wife and dismembering her body in Cohasset, Massachusetts, has requested a change of venue for his trial that is set to start this month, saying the media attention is preventing him from receiving a fair trial.

Walshe is asking for either a change of venue outside Norfolk County or that the jurors be selected from outside Norfolk County. His attorneys said this is because he "cannot obtain a fair an impartial trial within Norfolk County" due to pretrial publicity and media coverage.

Recently attacked in jail

Walshe's attorneys also pointed to a recent attack last month at the Norfolk County jail in Dedham, where he was stabbed and required hospitalization. "There is no reason for the vicious attack," said the motion. "It may ve

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