How Fern the cadaver dog helped find Tina Satchwell’s remains
Tina Satchwell.
When Fern made a positive detection for the presence of human remains in the home of Richard and Tina Satchwell, the dog helped unravel the mystery of where the missing woman had been hidden for more than six years.
After Richard Satchwell was sentenced to life in prison for the 2017 murder of his wife, the role of Fern in the case and the absence of a cadaver dog in An Garda Síochána’s dog unit has raised hackles, led to soundbites and sparked debate on why the Irish force had to rely on the PSNI’s only cadaver dog.
