6 d. ago Richard Satchwell sentenced to life in prison for murder of wife Tina Satchwell in 2017

His barrister told the court that Satchwell intends to appeal, and that he ‘never intended to kill Tina’.

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7 d. ago Richard Satchwell to be sentenced later for murder of wife Tina Satchwell in 2017

The judge will hand down the mandatory sentence of life imprisonment to Richard Satchwell.

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1 week ago Years of lies, a secret burial, and a chilling confession: The Richard Satchwell murder trial

The trial revealed a haunting story of obsession, deceit, and a calculated effort to mask a brutal truth.

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1 week ago Richard Satchwell trial: Gardaí ignored ‘red flags’ in Tina Satchwell murder investigation

Barrister Brendan Grehan SC said the case showed ‘a lot of failures’ by gardaí

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1 week ago Richard Satchwell: The full story of the murder trial and how he killed his wife Tina

Tina Satchwell’s killing: How an obsessive husband tried to bury the truth about his wife’s death

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1 week ago Jury in Richard Satchwell murder trial to resume deliberations tomorrow

The 58-year-old has denied murdering his wife, Tina, at their home in Co Cork in March 2017.

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1 week ago Richard Satchwell murder trial: jury sent home for the night

Lorry driver denied murder of his wife Tina at their Cork home in 2017

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1 week ago Jury resumes considering its verdict in Richard Satchwell murder trial

The 58-year-old has denied murdering his wife, Tina, at their home in Co Cork in March 2017.

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1 week ago Richard Satchwell murder trial: jury resumes considering its verdict

Lorry driver denied murder of his wife Tina at their Cork home in 2017

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2 w. ago Richard Satchwell trial: Jury has begun deliberating verdict on murder charge

Richard Satchwell (58) has pleaded not guilty to murder of Tina Satchwell in Youghal

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2 w. ago Richard Satchwell wove a ‘web of deceit’ when he ‘knew full well’ his wife was buried in their home, jury told

Prosecution closing speech underway in trial of Mr Satchwell who denies murder of wife

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2 w. ago Richard Satchwell was 'possessive' of his wife Tina, her half

Lorraine Howard said every friend Tina Satchwell would meet, the accused would find ‘some fault’ with, while Tina’s ‘friendship circle was getting smaller and smaller’.

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3 w. ago Tina Satchwell's cause of death could not be determined due to skeletal nature of remains, court told

The court heard a dressing gown belt had been knotted to the front of Tina’s chest in a ‘very unusual position’, which the Assistant State Pathologist said is often used for carrying a body.

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3 w. ago Tina Satchwell's cause of death unclear due to skeletal nature of remains, court hears

Tina Satchwell's cause of death could not be determined due to the skeletal nature of her remains after they were found buried beneath her Cork home, the Assistant State Pathologist has told the Richard Satchwell murder trial

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3 w. ago Advanced decomposition meant cause of Tina Satchwell’s death could not be determined, pathologist says

Dressing gown belt ‘in unusual position’ on 45-year-old’s body, Dr Margaret Bolster tells murder trial of Richard Satchwell (58)

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3 w. ago Tina Satchwell's cause of death could not be determined due to skeletal nature of remains, trial hears

The court heard a dressing gown belt had been knotted to the front of Tina’s chest in a ‘very unusual position’, which the Assistant State Pathologist said is often used for carrying a body.

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3 w. ago Cause of Tina Satchwell’s death could not be determined because of decomposition, pathologist says

Dressing gown belt ‘in unusual position’ on 45-year-old’s body, Dr Margaret Bolster tells murder trial of Richard Satchwell (58)

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3 w. ago Gardaí deny Richard Satchwell was made to 'perp walk' after being charged with wife's murder

The 58-year-old has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Tina Satchwell at their home in 2017.

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3 w. ago Gardaí told Richard Satchwell his 'story' on his wife's death had 'come apart', murder trial hears

His trial also heard that Richard Satchwell told gardai that if they produced any photographs of his wife’s body in interview, he would not look at them.

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3 w. ago Gardaí told Richard Satchwell description of wife Tina's death 'didn't make sense', trial hears

Satchwell was arrested for the murder of his wife in October 2023

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