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

The court was told today that Richard Satchwell (pictured) told people Tina Satchwell was 'very ill' and 'had gone to England for treatment' a month after he allegedly murdered her. File picture

Murder accused Richard Satchwell told gardaí that he tried to kill himself due to domestic abuse he was subjected to by his wife Tina, and described one occasion where he alleged her hands were “black and blue” from hitting him.

In a garda interview when he was arrested on suspicion of her murder on October 10, 2023, two days before her remains were recovered, Mr Satchwell maintained to gardaí that he had come back to their Youghal home on March 20, 2017 to find she was gone.