'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

Richard Satchwell denies the murder of his wife Tina at their home in Youghal in March 2017.

Murder-accused Richard Satchwell said he cut a piece of the dressing gown robe he had held to his wife’s throat before she died and pulled her body into him as they lay on the ground of their home.

“I wanted her arms around me,” he said.