Richard Satchwell Found Guilty

Xander10 · 30-05-2025 12:35PM #1

It won't come as a surprise to anyone based on the info that was in the public domain.

The review of the Gardai handling mightn't make good reading for them.

Ten of Swords · 30-05-2025 12:36PM

Link added

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https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2025/05/30/richard-satchwell-trial-jury-resumes-considering-its-verdict/

(Paywall)

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/richard-satchwell-convicted-of-wifes-murder-and-now-faces-life-in-prison/a1409058384.html

StevenToast · 30-05-2025 12:44PM

I hope he rots in jail for the rest of his life.

Well done to the jury.

DellyBelly · 30-05-2025 12:47PM

I'm surprised at this...really thought he'd get manslaughter. I suppose we'll never really know what happened that night that lead to her death

Be right back · 30-05-2025 12:48PM

No surprise. May Tina rests in peace and may he rot.

LunaLoo · 30-05-2025 12:49PM

I dont think there could have been any other verdict. It was clear as day he was guilty. Hopefully the sentencing judge will give him the absolute maximum time.

almostover · 30-05-2025 12:54PM

Not a surprising verdict but was worried it may have ended up as manslaughter. Justice done for Tina's family. There were parallels between Satchwell and Joe O'Reilly with the TV appearances.

I'd imagine the Satchwell marriage wasn't happy and a lot was going on. But that's zero excuse to murder your wife, entomb her in concrete under the stairs of the house and lie about it for years. Hope he gets the maximum penalty and sees his life out in prison.

Fr Tod Umptious · 30-05-2025 12:56PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123499769#Comment_123499769

Life is the only sentence that can be given for murder.

Whether he spends life in prison is another matter but the judge can't add or take away time in a murder conviction.

The_Kew_Tour · 30-05-2025 01:02PM

The dog on street knew he did it.

cap.in.hand. · 30-05-2025 01:03PM

I thought it would be a manslaughter verdict as well... obviously the concealment on his part was his downfall.

plodder · 30-05-2025 01:08PM

Guilty AF. Wanted to say that for a long time …

Some aspects of his story were the most sickening and astonishingly unbelievable rubbish I've ever heard.

New Scottman · 30-05-2025 01:08PM

His life is ruined.

miamee · 30-05-2025 01:10PM

I'm delighted with that, any other result would have been a travesty. I've followed the Crime World podcast on this, they summed up the evidence given on a daily basis and it was eye opening to hear some of the things Satchwell did after his wife disappeared. Covering his ar$e from day one.

kilsmum · 30-05-2025 01:11PM

Justice has been served. Rest in peace Tina.

Tork · 30-05-2025 01:11PM

When the jury took so long with its deliberations, I was afraid it'd be reduced to manslaughter.

TinyMuffin · 30-05-2025 01:14PM

should get extra for wasting everyone’s time.

walshb · 30-05-2025 01:18PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123499862#Comment_123499862

keystone cops should also get it!!!

briany · 30-05-2025 01:25PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123499825#Comment_123499825

To be fair, if he'd gone to the Gards straight away with a self-defence story, it would have been even easier to dismantle, having a fresh body to examine.

walshb · 30-05-2025 01:26PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123499902#Comment_123499902

yup. That’s why it seems clear to me that he murdered her.

cap.in.hand. · 30-05-2025 01:31PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123499902#Comment_123499902

The post mortem results on what was left of her looks favourable to him I thought

freshpopcorn · 30-05-2025 01:31PM

This picture of him also stuck with me. Just of how he was playing with the media. He must have felt in such power when they were searching the woods in Castlemarther.

Fantastic to see him eventually convicted.

MrMusician18 · 30-05-2025 01:50PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123499823#Comment_123499823

At the trial there was never any question that he did it. What the jury had to determine was he acting in self defense, attacked her without intent to kill or attacked her with intent to kill.

Based on the evidence put before the court, it was far from certain that a jury would believe beyond reasonable doubt that he intentionally killed his wife.

Some of the details revealed at the trial were truly bizarre though.

miamee · 30-05-2025 01:57PM

I don't think this was brought up in court (or if it was I missed that bit) but this was one of the more unbelievable things he did while his wife was 'missing' - obviously not something for the jury to consider if not brought up in court but it is one of those things that immediately screamed to me that he was behind her disappearance

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/gardai-examine-two-suitcases-found-by-tina-satchwell-s-husband-1.3173945

Sephiroth_dude · 30-05-2025 02:04PM

Thank god, his pathetic poor me story didn't fool anyone.

briany · 30-05-2025 02:09PM

Mad to think that it was only divine providence or blind luck that she was ever found. Had a bit of her not been spotted in the drains, she'd have laid under those stairs for much longer.

miamee · 30-05-2025 02:14PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123500071#Comment_123500071

Where did you read about a bit of her in the drains?

The gardaí re-investigated the open case and upgraded it to murder allowing them to do an invasive search of the house which is when they found Tina's body. A sniffer dog guided them to the right area of the home (the area under the stairs) and then a builder the gardaí had contracted got in to break up the concrete. As soon as he came to a layer of plastic sheeting he handed it over the gardaí. They then continued the dig and unfortunately found Tina's body buried there

briany · 30-05-2025 02:19PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123500101#Comment_123500101

Apparently, when Satchwell was digging out that grave, he cracked a drainpipe that lay at the bottom of the hole. Over time, a bit of Tina's remains broke off and went into the hole and came up some opening in the neighbouring property where it was discovered by a man who was working there (the neighbouring house had gone up for sale and some kind of repair/maintenance/upgrade work was taking place).

Dial Hard · 30-05-2025 02:21PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123500128#Comment_123500128

I have literally never heard that mentioned before now, in any of the almost blanket media coverage of the case.

OmegaGene · 30-05-2025 02:22PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123500071#Comment_123500071

the story about the drains was just a rumour going around at the time, listening to all the evidence that was clearly nonsense

mickdw · 30-05-2025 02:24PM

Yep that's what I heard also. A neighbours plumber actually solved this, not the gardai.

Photobox · 30-05-2025 02:31PM

Hope he rots. Between Doing his interview on Prenderville and having Castlemartyr Woods searched and all the other bullsh1t. Vile individual.

Richard Satchwell Found Guilty

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