Dedham, Massachusetts (CNN) — Prosecutors say Brian Walshe planned to kill his wife Ana Walshe before her death on January 1, 2023, then dismembered her body and disposed of her remains in dumpsters in the area near where they lived in Cohasset, Massachusetts.

Walshe has been charged with first-degree murder for the alleged killing. The jury started deliberations Friday afternoon after hearing eight days of witness testimony. For the panel to convict him on the most serious homicide charge available in Massachusetts, the jurors must believe the murder was deliberately premeditated.

If the panel doesn’t acquit Walshe, the jurors can also opt to convict Walshe of second-degree murder, a less severe homicide charge, which doesn’t require them to believe he planned to kill his wife.

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