Richard Satchwell’s appeal notice formalised as source says grounds await filing

This report is a localnews.ie summary based on public court reporting and records; sources are listed below.

Richard Satchwell was found guilty of murdering his wife, Tina Satchwell, after a Central Criminal Court trial. The verdict was reported on May 30, 2025. On June 4, Mr Justice Paul McDermott imposed the mandatory life sentence.

Satchwell had pleaded not guilty to murdering his wife at their home in Youghal, Co Cork, between March 19 and March 20, 2017.

His legal team lodged a notice of appeal on the day of sentencing and formalised it on August 18. The proceedings were reported on August 25, 2025. The report said sources indicated that the appeal grounds had not yet been lodged; his legal team could apply for the appeal to receive priority. A source said the setting of a hearing date depended on the time needed by both sides to prepare paperwork.

Tina Satchwell’s remains were found beneath the stairs of the couple’s home in October 2023, more than six years after she was reported missing. No cause of death could be determined because of the condition of her body.

Satchwell told gardaí that his wife had attacked him with a chisel and collapsed after he held her off using her dressing-gown belt. The prosecution described his account as implausible. The defence said there was no evidence of injuries or of an intent to kill or cause serious injury, and that he had lied after her death out of panic and shame. At sentencing, defence counsel Brendan Grehan said Satchwell insisted he had never intended to kill her.