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A Casual Inquiry: The trial of Richard Satchwell

Summary

This report details the appeal proceedings involving Richard Satchwell, the appellant, and the Casual Inquiry, the defendant. The validated procedural stage is an appeal, though the source text primarily recounts the underlying trial evidence regarding the murder of Tina Satchwell. Richard Satchwell was found guilty of murdering his wife, Tina, who was entombed under the stairs of their Youghal home. The trial heard that Satchwell initially reported Tina missing in 2017, describing the investigation as a 'casual inquiry' before it was upgraded to a formal missing person case. He claimed Tina had left him and taken €26,000, while also alleging she had assaulted him on multiple occasions. However, forensic evidence and witness testimony contradicted his narrative. Satchwell admitted to digging a grave under the stairs and placing Tina's body in it, wrapped in black plastic, before covering it with cement. He stated he wanted to make her burial 'special' by adding tulips. The jury heard that Tina was a kind-hearted woman who adored her dogs, and that Satchwell was 'obsessed' with her. Despite his claims of victimhood, the court found that Satchwell had murdered Tina and concealed her body. The appeal process is ongoing, with no final sentence or disposal recorded in the provided text. The matter remains under judicial review, and no adjournment or final conclusion has been validated in this summary.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: A Casual Inquiry: The trial of Richard Satchwell. Procedural stage: appeal

When:

• May 2016 Hearing Or Sentence
• March 24, 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
• May 2 2017 Other
• May 11, 2017 Other
• May 2017 Incident
• May 14, 2017 Incident
• June 7, 2017 Incident
• June 26 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
• July 14, 2017 Other
• July 25, 2017 Other
• January 25, 2018 Other
• July 2017 Other
• March 7, 2018 Other
• March 8, 2018 Hearing Or Sentence
• June 20, 2021 Other
• April 1993 Other
• March 20 2017 Other
• March 24 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
• March 20, 2017 Incident
• April 17, 2017 Other
• April 2017 Other
• August 16, 2021 Hearing Or Sentence
• February 2022 Hearing Or Sentence
• August 2022 Incident
• September 6, 2023 Hearing Or Sentence
• October 10, 2023 Incident
• October 11 Incident
• October 11, 2023 Hearing Or Sentence
• March 22 Other
• March 31 Hearing Or Sentence
• March 26 Other
• 2025-05-30 Publication

Why: She never got to pay homage to her cherished pet because she had been murdered years earlier and entombed just a few feet away, her body hidden in a three-foot grave dug under the stairs of her home by her husband of 25 years, Richard Satchwell. CNI source report

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Stage Appeal Violent Crime

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Read the original CNI report