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

Richard Satchwell, 58, has pleaded not guilty to the murder of his wife, Tina Satchwell, nee Dingivan, at their home on 3 Grattan St, Youghal, between March 19 and March 20, 2017.

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Pink painted finger nails, a skull decapitated due to decomposition but with hair still attached, and bones protruding through clothing were found at Tina Satchwell's post mortem after her remains were uncovered in a shallow grave in her Cork home.