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The Sun
2 days ago
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- The Sun
Man dead & child injured in shooting incident at Irish shopping centre as ‘premises evacuated' & bomb squad called in
A PROBE has been launched into a suspected shooting incident at an Irish shopping centre. It is understood that a man has died and a child was injured during the incident in a supermarket at the Fairgreen Shopping Centre in Carlow town at around 6.15pm. Details of the incident remain unclear. It is believed that a man was fatally injured during the incident. There are reports that a young boy was also injured. However, it is unknown if he sustained injuries as a result of people fleeing the scene or if he was hit with gunfire. The boy has been taken to hospital for treatment and his injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. The shopping centre has been evacuated and cops have sealed off the scene. The army bomb squad has also been called in as a precaution. It's understood that gardai became concerned about the possibility of an explosive device in the area. The body of the man remains at the scene. However, gardai have confirmed there is no further concern for public safety. They have urged issued a public appeal for people not to share recorded footage of the incident on social media. They have also appealed to witnesses or anyone with information to contact them. A spokesperson said: " Gardai are currently at the scene of an incident at a retail premises in Carlow town. The alarm was raised shortly after 6:15pm. "The premises has been evacuated and the scene is preserved. The Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team has been requested to attend. "At this time, there is no further concern for public safety. "Anyone who may have recorded footage of the incident is urged not to share it on social media platforms or messaging apps, but instead to provide it to Gardaí at Carlow Garda Station. "Anyone with information is asked to contact Carlow Garda Station at 059-9136620 or the Garda Confidential Line 1800 666 111. "No additional information is available at this time."
The Independent
4 days ago
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- The Independent
Jury in Richard Satchwell's murder trial continues deliberations
A jury is continuing to consider its verdict in the trial of murder accused Richard Satchwell on a fourth day of deliberations. The 58-year-old has denied murdering his wife Tina at their home in Co Cork in 2017. Mr Satchwell, of Grattan Street in Youghal, is accused of murdering his wife between March 19 and 20 2017. Her remains were found under the stairs in the living room of their home in October 2023, six years after Mr Satchwell, originally from Leicester, reported her missing. The panel at the Central Criminal Court in Dublin was sent out by Mr Justice Paul McDermott at 11.34am on Friday. They have been deliberating verdicts for a total of eight hours and 37 minutes since Tuesday. The time does not include breaks. The jury was previously told it must 'consider carefully' any reasonable possibility that what the accused says about his wife's death is true. It has also been told to consider the reasons why he went to elaborate lengths to deceive his wife's family and Irish police to persuade them she was still alive, all while knowing she was dead. The judge told the jurors there are a number of verdicts open to them, including guilty of murder, not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter, or not guilty on the basis of self-defence, which would lead to an acquittal. They have also been told to examine all material and statements put before them throughout the five-week trial. The jury heard from more than 50 witnesses including gardai involved in the investigation. Gardai discovered Mrs Satchwell's skeletal remains buried under the stairs of their home in October 2023 after a search of the property in Grattan Street. Her badly decomposed body was found wrapped in a soiled sheet and covered with a black plastic sheet. She was wearing pyjamas and a dressing gown, with the belt of the gown wrapped around her. State pathologist Dr Margot Bolster said she could not determine the exact cause of death because of the advanced state of decomposition. During Garda interviews, Mr Satchwell claimed that on the morning of March 20, he had found his wife standing at the bottom of the stairs with a chisel in her hand, scraping at the plasterboard. He claimed she came at him with the chisel, and he fell back on to the floor. He said Mrs Satchwell tried to stab him multiple times with the chisel and that he grabbed her clothing and restrained her by putting the belt of the robe against her neck. Mr Satchwell said that in a very short period of time, his wife went limp and fell into his arms. He said he then placed her body on the couch in the living room before moving her to the chest freezer and then burying her under the stairs. Her remains were found by gardai more than six years after she was reported missing.
BBC News
5 days ago
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- BBC News
Cork: Richard Satchwell found guilty of wife's murder
Richard Satchwell has been found guilty of the murder of his wife at their County Cork home eight years ago. The body of Tina Satchwell was found buried under the stairs of the house they shared in Youghal, in October 2023. Mrs Satchwell was reported missing by her husband on 24 March 2017. Richard Satchwell, 58, had pleaded not guilty to murdering her between 19 and 20 March 2017. He had repeatedly lied about his wife's disappearence, telling gardai (Irish police) he came home from running errands to find she had left also alleged his wife had run off with €26,000 (£22,00) of the couple's savings. The home belongin to the couple on Grattan Street in Youghal was searched in June 2017 but Mrs Satchwell remained missing. In March 2023, on the sixth anniversary of her disappearance, gardaí renewed their appeal for the public's again searched the couple's home and this time they discovered the skeletal remains of the missing had been wrapped in a black plastic bag and buried face down in a grave under the stairs. Richard Satchwell was arrested and charged in connection with the murder of his wife in October month-long trial began at the end of April 2025 and the jury heard evidence from around 50 witnesses
BreakingNews.ie
08-05-2025
- BreakingNews.ie
Trial hears Richard Satchwell was 'flogging' wife's clothes at car boot sale weeks after alleged murder
Richard Satchwell was "flogging" his wife Tina's clothes at a car boot sale just weeks after her alleged murder and claimed she had gone to her sister's in the UK after contracting a "terrible infection", witnesses have told his trial. Earlier, the court heard that a phone linked to Mr Satchwell, who told gardai that he kept the body of his wife Tina in a freezer before burying her beneath their home, posted an ad on Done Deal reading "Large chest freezer free to take away, working perfect just needs a clean" days after her alleged murder. Advertisement The trial has heard that on March 24th 2017, Mr Satchwell told gardai that 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. The accused reported that Tina had taken approximately €26,000 from their savings from a box in the attic. The accused formally reported his wife 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. Forensic accountant Forensic accountant Tadhg Twomey told Gerardine Small SC, prosecuting, today that he was aware Mr Satchwell had told gardaí that his wife had taken €26K, which had been raised over a four to five-year period. Advertisement Mr Twomey said the accused had stated publicly that the €26,000 was from the sale of the couple's property in Youghal and that they could make up to €200 a week from selling items at car boot sales. The witness said that, while looking through the couple's finances, he was made aware that Tina Satchwell had an account with 'Littlewoods Ireland' with a credit line for a maximum of €4,500. He said that from mid-2016 to February/March 2017, this line of credit was 90 per cent used, and by the end of 2017, it was fully breached. He said there were significant arrears building up on the account at the time. Mr Twomey said the sale of a house in Fermoy was for €120,000, which was used to pay off fees for the purchase of the house on Grattan Street in Youghal. He said at the end of that process, €372 in remaining funds was left to the Satchwells. Advertisement The witness testified that there was "no sign" the Satchwells had received "a significant cash windfall" to provide them with €26,000 in savings. Under cross-examination, the witness agreed with Brendan Grehan SC, defending, that Tina had no recorded employment. 'DONE DEAL' Sergeant Ciaran Crowley told Ms Small that he had conducted enquiries with the website 'DoneDeal' about the activities of Richard and Tina Satchwell. The Sgt said he received a response from 'DoneDeal' on August 10 2017 stating that an advert associated with Mr Satchwell's phone had been published at 9.49 am on March 31st 2017 which read: "Large chest freezer free to take away, working perfect just needs a clean only, giving away because I need the space". Advertisement Mary Crowley told Ms Small that she attended a car boot sale on April 17th 2017 in Blarney and she saw Mr Satchwell with his stall selling 'Dr Martens' boots. Ms Crowley said Mr Satchwell told her that he and his wife had moved into a house which had been unoccupied for 12 years and had mould or fungus. He said Tina had gotten a "very serious respiratory illness" and was in the UK. The witness added: "I must have said what will she [Tina] say when she comes back and you're flogging her stuff. He said 'she told me to sell them as we need money to make repairs to the house'." Advertisement She said the accused told her that Tina was immunocompromised. The daughter of the previous witness, Julie Crowley, said Mr Satchwell told her and her mother that his wife had developed a serious respiratory infection when they moved into a house. The accused told them the house needed serious structural work and approval from the health board. She said Mr Satchwell said he and his wife were raising money for work that had to be done on the house. The next witness, Ger Carey, said he got to know Tina Satchwell through car boot sales in Cork. Mr Carey said he met the accused at his stall at the Blarney car boot sale. "I said 'has Tina gone walkabout', he said 'no she is not here today'. He said she had gotten very ill and was with her sister in England who was looking after her". Mr Carey said the accused told him that Tina was so ill she wouldn't be at car boot sales anymore. Under cross-examination, Mr Carey agreed with the defence he had said in his statement that Mr Satchwell told him Tina wouldn't be the same again, and not that he wouldn't see her at car boot sales anymore. Linda Hennessy said she was at the Rathcormac car boot sale in late March/early April 2017 and met Richard Satchwell. She asked Richard whether Tina was "running around buying stuff" but said he had put his head down. "I waited until the people went. I went over and said 'is Tina alright'. 'No' he said, 'she is not, she is very sick and in hospital'," said the witness. The witness asked Richard which hospital and whether she could go to see her. "He said to me you can't, she's gone over now to the UK to her sister". She said Richard told her that Tina had got a "terrible infection" through "dry rot" from the walls in their house. "I said right, how come you didn't get it. He looked down. I said are you in contact with her on the phone, please send my regards to her," said the witness. When Ms Hennessy asked the accused whether he was going to the UK, Mr Satchwell said he had to get passports for the dogs. Under cross-examination, the witness agreed with the defence that it was normal for the couple to sell Tina's "stuff'. First arrest in 2023 Detective Garda David Kelleher said he went with a search warrant to Grattan Street in Youghal at 5pm on October 10 2023, where he arrested Mr Satchwell for the murder of Tina Satchwell on or about March 19 2017 and brought him to Cobh Garda Station. In his interview with gardai at 8.05pm that night, Mr Satchwell said his wife asked him to go to Dungarvan on the morning of March 20 2017 and when he arrived back a couple of hours later, Tina's keys were on the floor and her phone was in the kitchen. He spotted that two suitcases were missing as well as €26,000 which he said didn't surprise him. He said he went to bed that night and the next few days were "a blur". He said he was "nervy", pacing around the house and hadn't slept that week. "My companion I had walked around with for 30 years was not walking beside me so I was lonely. "I was 100 percent convinced she was in Fermoy. I kept the same routine going until the Friday". He told gardaí he had measured up plasterboard for the ceilings of the house in the shed and busied himself around the house that week. The accused said he reported his wife missing to gardai on March 24 when he went to Tina's relatives in Fermoy and she wasn't there. "It's like having 20 tons of brick having fallen on you when realise she wasn't where thought she was". He said he went home and was "an emotional wreck". Mr Satchwell told detectives he drove around looking at places she had been and went to a couple of car boots sales that week. He said he told everyone except one person that Tina wasn't feeling well and "tried to keep it that she had dignity if she came back". Asked about March 19 2017, the accused told gardai that when Tina got out of the bath that night he would have two towels on the bed and then rubbed baby oil into her. She put on her nightie and got into bed. He said he then got into the same bath water and went to bed. He said he would rub baby oil on his wife's face every morning. Mr Satchwell said Tina would hit him, fling a plate at him and bite him. "Then she'd calm down and there would be tears and she'd apologise for it". He said he didn't hit her back. He said they didn't need an argument for her to hit him. He said the last time they argued was the previous December/January, when she threw a lamp at him, adding: "You never admit being hit by your are talking over 30 years". He said there had been a few hundred fights between them over 30 years; "times I'd hide in the attic when my family visited, times I had to take off work as I couldn't turn up looking the way I did. "She had black bruises on her hands from repeatedly hitting said to her your arms are black and she said she wouldn't hit me again". The accused said Tina would get off a chair, be on top of him and be "belting into" him; "don't ask me the dates". "I don't know the incident that preceded it because there were so many". He said he was beaten so badly in 1994/1995 he took an is a beautiful looking woman, heart of gold, yes she hurt me physically and mentally". He said the violence began before they were married. Ireland Mother was smothered and strangled, pathologist te... Read More The trial continues tomorrow before Mr Justice Paul McDermott and a jury of five men and seven women. In her opening address, Ms Small told the jury that after the body was recovered, Mr Satchwell told gardai that he lost his footing and fell to the ground when his wife tried to stab him with a chisel. He told detectives that he held her weight off with a belt but that in a matter of seconds, she was dead in his arms. Mr Satchwell (58), with an address at Grattan Street, Youghal, Co Cork has pleaded not guilty to murdering his 45-year-old wife Tina Satchwell - nee Dingivan - at that address between March 19 and March 20, 2017, both dates inclusive.
