PITTSBURGH – An elderly funeral director charged in the shooting death of a contractor last month in western Pennsylvania will be held on house arrest pending trial.
Eighty-nine-year-old William Welsh of Homestead has been ordered to stand trial in Allegheny County in the July 26 shooting death of 58-year-old William Menni of McKees Rocks.
Defense attorney Frank Walker asked Friday that his client be allowed to return home, citing his age. Prosecutors said they wouldn&apos;t object as long as certain conditions were met.
The judge said Welsh will be held on electronic monitoring and must surrender all weapons and have no contact with the victim&apos;s family. He will be allowed to leave only for medical appointments, religious services or visits with his attorney.
Walker says Welsh acted in self-defense.