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Sunday World
2 days ago
- Sunday World
Woman came home to find bloodied nephew telling her he'd stabbed her partner, trial told
When she returned from the shop around 3.32pm, Breda Kearney said Ryan Kearney (39) was standing in the hallway and had blood on his han A woman has told a jury of the moment she returned home from a brief trip to the shop to be greeted by her bloodied nephew, who told her he had stabbed her partner in the neck and thought he was dead. Ryan Kearney (39), with an address at Loughnamona Drive, Leixlip, Co Kildare has pleaded not guilty to murdering Jeffrey Jackson (50) at The Lamps, School Street, Kilcock, Co Kildare on February 8, 2024. Jeffrey Jackson's partner, Breda Kearney, today told Brendan Grehan SC, prosecuting, that she had been in a relationship with Mr Jackson for about 18 months before he had died. Ms Kearney agreed that Ryan Kearney was her nephew through marriage and she had known him since he was eight years old. Recalling the evening of February 7 2024, Ms Kearney said the couple had stayed over with Mr Jackson's mother and shared a 70cl bottle of vodka. The Central Criminal Court (stock photo) News in 90 Seconds - Monday June 23 The witness said she and Mr Jackson returned to her apartment in Kilcock around 2.30pm the next day but there had been no arrangement for the accused to come to 'The Lamps'. Ms Kearney said when Ryan arrived into her apartment he had a bag of shopping from Lidl and two six packs of Budweiser. When she asked the accused what he was doing there, the witness explained that Ryan had said he was in 'big trouble' as he taken his partner's social welfare card and spent "all the money". Ms Kearney said she went to the shop 20 minutes after Ryan arrived. When she was leaving the apartment she said Mr Jackson was answering the accused's phone to speak to his partner, who she heard "screeching" down the phone. When she returned from the shop around 3.32pm, Ms Kearney said Ryan was standing in the hallway and had blood on his hands. The witness said she asked Ryan what was wrong and the accused replied: "I stabbed Jeffrey in the neck, I think he is dead". Ms Kearney said she asked Ryan what he was talking about and went into the living room, where she saw Mr Jackson lying on a leather couch with his legs dangling and his head up against the window. "I thought it was a joke and he was going to hop up". The witness said there was blood "spilling" out Mr Jackson's nose and mouth and his eyes were closed. She said blood "seemed to be everywhere" so she got a tea towel and pressed it on his neck. She said she was in absolute shock and was trying to ring emergency services at the same time. Ms Kearney said there was a wound on her partner's abdomen and it was 'squirting' blood. She asked Ryan to grab another towel for another wound. Under cross-examination, Ms Kearney agreed with Michael Bowman SC, defending, that his client was an alcoholic and had difficulty with drink as long as she knew him. The witness denied that Mr Jackson had a difficulty with alcohol or that he would be more aggressive or belligerent with drink. She agreed she had told gardai that Mr Jackson had previously burst his knuckle on the accused's head when they had been drinking. Ms Kearney said she hadn't seen her partner drink alcohol on February 8 but that he would have had drink in his system from the previous night. She denied that Ryan had taken Mr Jackson's drink that afternoon and that the deceased had become irate with him. In his opening speech, Mr Grehan told the jury that evidence of 16 separate knife injuries suffered by Mr Jackson during a "ferocious attack" in a Co Kildare apartment did not fit with Mr Kearney's account of having stabbed the deceased in self defence. The trial continues tomorrow before Mr Justice Paul Burns and a jury of three men and nine women.
The Irish Sun
19-05-2025
- The Irish Sun
Richard Satchwell replied ‘guilty or not guilty – guilty' to gardai when charged with wife Tina's murder, jury told
MURDER accused Richard Satchwell replied to gardai when first charged with his wife's murder: 'Guilty, or not guilty, guilty.' A jury today heard details of Mr Satchwell's charge by cops. Advertisement 2 Richard Satchwell was charged with the murder of his wife Tina on October 13, 2023 Credit: John Delea 2 Mr Satchwell has pleaded not guilty to murdering his 45-year-old wife Tina in 2017 Credit: Handout Detective The detective said he then cautioned the accused for a second time. Det Gda Kelleher said Mr Satchwell had replied 'guilty or not guilty, guilty' to the charge. Investigating gardai also denied that Mr Satchwell was made to carry out a 'perp walk' after he was charged with murdering his wife. It came after defence counsel put it to a detective that his client was 'paraded before the press' while handcuffed. Advertisement Read more in News The trial also heard today that members of the press were able to tweet that Mr Satchwell was going to be charged before gardai had actually done so. In cross-examination, Brendan Grehan SC, defending, asked Detective Garda David Kelleher whether gardai as a 'corporate entity' were 'overcompensating' for their initial failure in the investigation when Mr Satchwell was formally charged at Cashel Courthouse in October 2023 with Tina Satchwell's murder. Counsel said the British truck driver was handcuffed to the front and 'marched' by five gardai into Cashel District 'You agree Mr Satchwell was taken out of the car and marched with all the gardai around him up to court?' asked Mr Grehan, which the detective agreed with. Advertisement Most read in The Irish Sun Exclusive 'There were full phalanx of the media present, cameras and the like?' continued Mr Grehan, which the detective also agreed with. Asked whether this was a 'perp walk', Det Gda Kelleher replied: 'Now I know what one is, I wouldn't have used that terminology." 'INVASIVE SEARCH' Mr Satchwell, 58, with an address at Grattan Street, Youghal, The Central Criminal Court has heard that on March 24, 2017, Mr Satchwell told gardai his wife Tina had left their home four days earlier but that he had no concerns over her welfare, feeling she had left due to a deterioration in their relationship. Advertisement The accused formally reported Ms Satchwell missing the following May but her body was not discovered for over six years, when gardai in October 2023 conducting 'an invasive search' of the Satchwell's home found her decomposed remains in a grave that had been dug underneath the stairs. Under cross-examination, Det Gda Kelleher told Mr Grehan that he could not recall explaining what the offence of murder was to the defendant in comparison to other forms of homicide, such as manslaughter. SOLICITOR NOT PRESENT FOR CHARGE Det Gda Kelleher agreed with defence counsel that throughout the accused's second detention, Mr Satchwell admitted he had lied about Tina 'having simply disappeared' and told gardai that his wife had died in the course of a struggle. The detective also agreed that the accused had never deviated from that position throughout his entire detention. Advertisement He told Mr Grehan that the defendant's solicitor Eddie Burke was not present when the accused was charged by gardai with the murder of his wife. Asked whether Mr Burke had left Cobh Garda Station shortly before 7pm on the evening of October 13, the detective told Mr Grehan he did not know this at the time. CHARGE QUERY 'It would appear no one had contacted Mr Burke to tell him his client was being charged?' asked Mr Grehan. The detective said he had not contacted Mr Burke and also agreed no other gardai had. Advertisement 'Were you aware a number of members of the press were advised Mr Satchwell was going to be charged?' asked Mr Grehan. 'At the time of charging I didn't know anything about that,' replied Det Gda Kelleher. HOMICIDE QUESTION 'But they were able to tweet about it before you charged him at 8.07pm?' pressed the barrister. The detective said he was aware that the press had 'tweeted' about the charging. Advertisement Asked whether he had 'any view' about the search of Mr Satchwell's home on Grattan Street in 2017, the detective said it allowed him to build a foundation from 2017 'to work on material available to me at that time'. 'Did gardai need a forensic archaeologist to tell them about whether most domestic homicides result in a body being buried?' asked Mr Grehan. The detective said experts were consulted and they were invaluable. Det Gda Kelleher also agreed with counsel that Mr Satchwell had stuck to his account as to how his wife had died, despite the efforts of gardai, in the course of his interviews. Advertisement The trial continues tomorrow.
