Brian Walshe, the Massachusetts man accused of killing and dismembering his wife in early 2023, is set to undergo a competency evaluation that will delay the start of his trial that was scheduled to start in two weeks.

Walshe was set to stand trial beginning October 20. He has pleaded not guilty to charges of first-degree murder, misleading a police investigation/obstruction of justice and improper conveyance of a human body in connection with the death of Ana Walshe.

On Monday, a judge ordered Walshe be hospitalized for 20 days at Bridgewater State Hospital to determine if he is competent to stand trial. It is not clear what prompted the evaluation.

Later in the day in a separate court filing, the court rescheduled the start of Walshe's trial. It is not known when the trial w

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