Missing woman in Youghal.

[JimmyBarrySmurph]

You mean, you don't have 1 in yours?

All real men do..

 

[Collio64]

Strange man - has a weird phrase book like calling the Garda station the barracks , pink cuckoos flying through house and cotton wool ears

 

[theBrianlad]

Strange man - has a weird phrase book like calling the Garda station the barracks , pink cuckoos flying through house and cotton wool ears

Referring to a Garda station as a barracks isn't exactly uncommon, nor is the phrase about having cotton wool in the ears. Pink cuckoos flying through the house I've not heard, though.

 

[theBrianlad]

Tangential, but when we see Richard Satchwell at the start of this saga around 2017, and at approximately 49/50 years old, he could have passed for mid to late 30s. In the present day, he looks every bit of his 58 years. I can only speculate that there must be a darkness and a stress that comes over a person when they're sitting in the same house that their dead, illicitly-buried wife lays under. Having said that, he probably would have aged similarly if his original story been true. A missing wife would be plenty stressful as well.

Back to the court proceedings, I see that no cause of death has been determined. I'm beginning to think there's a chance Richard Satchwell could actually get off the charge of murder because if the prosecution can not show how she was killed or lay out evidence that the killing was premeditated, then what is there to really contravene Richard Satchwell's story about Tina flying at him with a chisel? The google search for quick lime occurs when her body is in the fridge, AFAIR. Do we know when he bought the cement mixer?

 

[PussyinBoots]

Tangential, but when we see Richard Satchwell at the start of this saga around 2017, and at approximately 49/50 years old, he could have passed for mid to late 30s. In the present day, he looks every bit of his 58 years. I can only speculate that there must be a darkness and a stress that comes over a person when they're sitting in the same house that their dead, illicitly-buried wife lays under. Having said that, he probably would have aged similarly if his original story been true. A missing wife would be plenty stressful as well.

Back to the court proceedings, I see that no cause of death has been determined. I'm beginning to think there's a chance Richard Satchwell could actually get off the charge of murder because if the prosecution can not show how she was killed or lay out evidence that the killing was premeditated, then what is there to really contravene Richard Satchwell's story about Tina flying at him with a chisel? The google search for quick lime occurs when her body is in the fridge, AFAIR. Do we know when he bought the cement mixer?

I'll fly at you with a chisel in a minute, Brian.

 

[Blue Jasmin]

Pathologist could not determine cause of death for Tina Satchwell (45) due to state of remains

A pathologist was unable to determine a cause of death for Tina Satchwell (45) because of the skeletonised and badly decomposed condition of her remains which were excavated from underneath the stairs of her Cork home over six years after she vanished.

www.independent.ie

 

[theBrianlad]

Pathologist could not determine cause of death for Tina Satchwell (45) due to state of remains

A pathologist was unable to determine a cause of death for Tina Satchwell (45) because of the skeletonised and badly decomposed condition of her remains which were excavated from underneath the stairs of her Cork home over six years after she vanished.

www.independent.ie

Seems, then, like the prosecution's case would rest on convincing the jury that Satchwell's story of how Tina's death occurred isn't realistic. It's all down to circumstance and character and probabilities. As much as I have a hard time with believing Satchwell's version of events, I'm not sure I see a clear motive for him deliberately killing her either. Yes, Satchwell speaks of discord in the relationship and even the suspicion that she'd been cheating on him, but this is as much he-said-she-said as the chisel story defence.

 

[Collio64]

Prosecution seem like they are trying to prove he is a liar / you will see this how they are calling out alleged mini lies such as wedding ring , doctor statements , robe being cut - will invariably say that notwithstanding cause of death cannot be determined RS is a liar and on the balance of probabilities he’s a liar and his story does not add up . Upto jury then to decide .

 

[Blue Jasmin]

Seems, then, like the prosecution's case would rest on convincing the jury that Satchwell's story of how Tina's death occurred isn't realistic. It's all down to circumstance and character and probabilities. As much as I have a hard time with believing Satchwell's version of events, I'm not sure I see a clear motive for him deliberately killing her either. Yes, Satchwell speaks of discord in the relationship and even the suspicion that she'd been cheating on him, but this is as much he-said-she-said as the chisel story defence.

The remarks below are interesting, no signs of previous healed injuries were found, that doesn't mean he didn't exercise coercive control over her but it doesn't seem as though he was physically abusive.

"There was no evidence of any fractures to the bones. X-rays of the hands were carried out and showed no evidence of fractures,” Dr Bolster said.

There was also no indication of older, healed fractures.

"The cause of death, due to the very long post-mortem interval, could not be determined. The cause of death is undetermined,” she said.

 

[The Banker]

If I was on the jury I’d convict