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<p>Richard Satchwell was sentenced to life in prison on June 4 for the murder of his wife Tina Satchwell.</p>

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Legal team may apply for Richard Satchwell conviction appeal to be prioritised by court

While it is expected that a number of grounds for an appeal will be submitted, none have been, to date

<p>It is understood the appeal was lodged on June 4, the day Richard Satchwell was jailed for life for his wife's murder. File picture: PA</p>

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Richard Satchwell to appeal against his conviction for the murder of his wife Tina

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How Fern the cadaver dog helped find Tina Satchwell’s remains

Review of Tina Satchwell case to include if cadaver dog should have been used in 2017 search — Harris

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Review of Tina Satchwell case to include if cadaver dog should have been used in 2017 search — Harris

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Gareth O'Callaghan: A woman's house should be a home — not a place of fear and fatal control

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Family members ‘shaken’ by ‘despicable’ murder of Tina Satchwell, court hears

Inside the Satchwell murder case — a husband’s lies, a shallow grave, and a tragic end

Inside the Satchwell murder case — a husband’s lies, a shallow grave, and a tragic end

A suspicious wall under a staircase led to the heartbreaking discovery of Tina Satchwell’s body — hidden in plain sight

Sun, 01 Jun, 2025

Tina Satchwell's murder: Why did it take gardaí so long to find her remains?

Tina Satchwell's murder: Why did it take gardaí so long to find her remains?

After the verdict, Tina's cousin Sarah Howard said that during the trial Tina was 'portrayed in a way that is not true to who she was'

Sat, 31 May, 2025

Missing person Tina Satchwell case

Richard Satchwell guilty of wife's murder — here's what the jury didn't hear

During Richard Satchwell's trial for the murder of his wife Tina, his legal team made four applications which the jury did not get to hear

Fri, 30 May, 2025

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Richard Satchwell found guilty of murdering wife Tina in 2017

Jury convicts Richard Satchwell after six-year investigation into disappearance and discovery of Tina’s body beneath their home

Fri, 30 May, 2025

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Jury continues deliberations in Richard Satchwell murder trial for fourth day

Judge outlines self-defence options as jury weighs verdict over death of Tina Satchwell in Youghal, Co Cork

Fri, 30 May, 2025

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Jury to return tomorrow to continue deliberations in Richard Satchwell murder trial

The jury has been asked to be unanimous in their verdict

Thu, 29 May, 2025

Jury resumes deliberations in Richard Satchwell murder trial

Jury resumes deliberations in Richard Satchwell murder trial

Mr Justice Paul McDermott invited the five men and seven women back into court at 10.36am on Thursday morning, with the jury having deliberated for four hours and 42 minutes prior to today

Thu, 29 May, 2025

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Jury to resume deliberations on Thursday in Richard Satchwell murder trial

Jurors considering verdict after judge outlines possible findings including self-defence, manslaughter, or murder in Tina Satchwell case

Wed, 28 May, 2025

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Jury in Satchwell trial told to ‘consider carefully’ if accused telling the truth

Richard Satchwell, of Grattan Street in Youghal, is accused of murdering his wife between March 19 and 20 2017

Tue, 27 May, 2025

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Judge tells jury in Richard Satchwell murder trial they can consider self-defence

The judge said the jury must return a true verdict in accordance with the evidence and not with emotion, sympathy or empathy

Mon, 26 May, 2025

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Richard Satchwell 'far from criminal mastermind', says defence barrister

State and defence offer starkly different views on motive, intent, and truth in Tina Satchwell murder trial conclusion

Fri, 23 May, 2025

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Richard Satchwell's account of wife's disappearance and death 'had more holes than Swiss cheese', jury told

Mr Satchwell wove 'a web of deceit' after burying his wife under a concrete floor in the sitting room of their Youghal home, prosecuting barrister said in the State’s closing speech

Fri, 23 May, 2025

Cork murder trial hears Tina Satchwell 'knew she couldn’t get away from' Richard

Cork murder trial hears Tina Satchwell 'knew she couldn’t get away from' Richard

The court was told that after Mrs Satchwell disappeared, Mr Satchwell told her half-sister Lorraine Howard that Mrs Satchwell was violent with him

Thu, 22 May, 2025

Tina Satchwell’s half-sister tells Cork murder trial Richard was 'controlling and odd'

Tina Satchwell’s half-sister tells Cork murder trial Richard was 'controlling and odd'

Mr Satchwell was 'obsessive' and wanted to know where his wife was 'all the time', Lorraine Howard said

Thu, 22 May, 2025

Tina Satchwell's niece weeps as she recalls being offered chest freezer that had allegedly held her aunt's remains

Tina Satchwell's niece weeps as she recalls being offered chest freezer that had allegedly held her aunt's remains

Sarah Howard said that she 'never' witnessed Mrs Satchwell being violent or aggressive

Wed, 21 May, 2025

Photos of Tina Satchwell's dressing gown she wore when buried in her Cork home shown to jury

Photos of Tina Satchwell's dressing gown she wore when buried in her Cork home shown to jury

The court was told that it was not possible to take fingerprints from Tina Satchwell's body

Wed, 21 May, 2025

Fermoy GP denies seeing Richard Satchwell's face 'destroyed by Tina’s nails'

Fermoy GP denies seeing Richard Satchwell's face 'destroyed by Tina’s nails'

The court was also told that Tina Satchwell had reported to Dr O’Grady that Mr Satchwell had taken an overdose around 1993 or 1994

Tue, 20 May, 2025

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Richard Satchwell murder trial hears harrowing evidence about condition of his wife's decomposed body

State Pathologist Dr Margaret Bolster gave evidence on the autopsy she conducted on Tina Satchwell's remains

Tue, 20 May, 2025

Tina Satchwell told friend she loved her husband 'so much' hours before she died

Tina Satchwell told friend she loved her husband 'so much' hours before she died

Witness told gardaí he met Richard Satchwell at a car boot sale after Tina disappeared and Mr Satchwell told him Tina was violent and used to beat him and had absconded with their savings of €25,000

Mon, 19 May, 2025

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Murder trial told how Richard Satchwell regrets not telling gardaí about wife’s death

Court hears how Tina Satchwell’s ‘healthy’ life ended in tragedy

Sat, 17 May, 2025

Richard Satchwell sold his wife's most treasured possessions at car boot sale weeks after she went missing, court told

Richard Satchwell sold his wife's most treasured possessions at car boot sale weeks after she went missing, court told

Tina Satchwell’s body had been exhumed from a shallow, sandy grave in their East Cork home in May 2023.

Thu, 15 May, 2025

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Gardaí told Richard Satchwell they had 'taken his story apart' as they gathered evidence on his wife's death

Court heard there were significant inconsistencies between Mr Satchwell's version of events and the emerging evidence

Thu, 15 May, 2025

Tina Satchwell's murder 'premeditated', with 'plotting and calculated actions', trial hears

Tina Satchwell's murder 'premeditated', with 'plotting and calculated actions', trial hears

While his wife’s dead body was in the freezer in their home, Richard Satchwell looked up 'quicklime' online, court told

Wed, 14 May, 2025

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'Massive question mark' over Richard Satchwell's account of his wife's death, court hears

Murder-accused had repeatedly failed to give gardaí detail about his wife’s death, saying it 'happened in a flash' and he could not remember

Wed, 14 May, 2025

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'Once I started the lie, I couldn’t stop': Murder trial hears garda interviews with Richard Satchwell

The court heard the accused tell gardaí that he 'spent hours holding her and kissing her on the head' after her death

Tue, 13 May, 2025

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Cork murder trial hears Richard Satchwell admit burying wife's body during garda interview

The court also heard him say he buried her under the stairs of their home, and placing a bunch of tulips on her body as 'there was no taking it back'

Tue, 13 May, 2025

Gardaí found Tina Satchwell's body buried face down in her Cork home, murder trial told

Gardaí found Tina Satchwell's body buried face down in her Cork home, murder trial told

No fractures were found on any of her bones including her skull, neck, and the very fragile and 'matchstick-like' floating bone which holds the tongue called the hyoid

Tue, 13 May, 2025

'Tina Satchwell never left home alive': Why forensic expert requested invasive search

'Tina Satchwell never left home alive': Why forensic expert requested invasive search

Forensic archaeologist Niamh McCullagh tells Central Criminal Court of her reasoning for advising a new search of the missing woman's home in Youghal Co Cork in 2022

Mon, 12 May, 2025

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Gardaí tell murder trial how they found Tina Satchwell's remains under the stairs of her home

Officers told the court about finding her body during a second search of 3 Grattan St in Youghal in 2023

Mon, 12 May, 2025

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Richard Satchwell's picture of Tina's disappearance 'very different' to garda evidence, court told

Gardaí told Mr Satchwell that his claim that his wife had taken €26,000 on the day he says she left him was not the picture being painted by the evidence of experts

Fri, 09 May, 2025

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Richard Satchwell told gardaí he tried to kill himself over wife's domestic abuse of him, court hears

Jurors also heard Mr Satchwell sold Tina’s clothes and gave away a freezer after telling people she was gravely ill abroad

Thu, 08 May, 2025

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Court hears Richard Satchwell offered wife's cousin the freezer where he allegedly had kept her body

Court hears gardaí only named Richard Satchwell a suspect five years after Tina vanished

Wed, 07 May, 2025

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Richard Satchwell told gardaí he believed wife Tina was 'still out there somewhere' two years before her remains found

On Tuesday, the jury in the trial were read out a transcript of an “enhanced cognitive interview” conducted by Detective Sergeant David Noonan with Mr Satchwell on 20 June 2021.

Tue, 06 May, 2025

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Richard Satchwell denies controlling wife Tina in interviews played during murder trial

Richard Satchwell told interviewers he wasn’t controlling and accused the media of twisting his words and motives

Thu, 01 May, 2025

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Gardaí suspected criminality in Tina Satchwell case weeks after disappearance, court told

Retired sergeant tells murder trial of Richard Satchwell that suspicions mounted as weeks passed with no contact from Tina

Wed, 30 Apr, 2025

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Richard Satchwell claims wife ‘flew at him with chisel’ before her death, court hears

Prosecutors allege new account only emerged after Tina Satchwell’s skeletal remains were discovered hidden under stairs in 2023

Tue, 29 Apr, 2025

Richard Satchwell pleads not guilty to murder of his wife Tina in Cork

Richard Satchwell pleads not guilty to murder of his wife Tina in Cork

Mr Satchwell, 58, is charged with the murder of Tina Satchwell in Youghal, Co Cork, on March 20 2017

Tue, 29 Apr, 2025