No Bail For Man Charged With Stabbing Parents, Killing Girlfriend

MILLIS, MA — A Needham man accused of stabbing his parents and stabbing his girlfriend to death will remain held.

Benjamin Walsh, 24, has been charged with two counts of armed assault to murder, two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and resisting arrest, according to court documents obtained at Wrentham District Court. He was also charged with murdering his girlfriend and was ordered held without bail following an arraignment from his hospital bed at Milford Regional Medical Center.

Walsh reportedly wept as the details of the police report were read. Police responded to a report of a stabbing at Primavera in Millis just before 7 p.m. Saturday. Officers at the scene found a woman, later identified as Walsh’s mom, with banquet liens held to her abdomen and four to five men restraining Walsh, according to a police report.

Multiple witnesses told police that Walsh entered the restaurant while yelling profanities and wielding a knife. He allegedly lunged at his mother, stabbed her, and did the same to his father. Both parents were taken to hospitals. As of Sunday, his father was doing much better while his mother was still recovering, according to Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey.

As Walsh was taken to the police cruiser and into custody, he allegedly yelled, “F*** you b******, I’m going to kill you all.”

A short time later, officers were advised to conduct a wellness check at Walsh's Needham apartment. Police found Walsh's girlfriend, 20-year-old Olivia Bergstrom, dead from an apparent stabbing. Police allege that Bergstrom was stabbed 20 times, including 13 times in the back.

Walsh's defense attorney, Randall Powers, said his client has major mental health issues.

Walsh is due in Wrentham District Court for a probable cause hearing March 14.

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