A truck driver has been found guilty of murdering his wife, whose remains were found under the stairs at their home in Ireland.
Richard Satchwell, originally from Leicester, had denied the murder of Tina Satchwell on a date between 19 March and 20 March 2017.
Her remains were discovered at the Co Cork property in October 2023, six years after her husband reported her missing.
Satchwell, 58, did not react as the guilty verdict was read to the court in Dublin.
The jury had been deliberating since Tuesday afternoon.
During the five-week trial, jurors heard from more than 50 witnesses, including police officers involved in the investigation.
Gardai discovered Ms Satchwell’s skeletal remains buried under the stairs of their home in October 2023. Her badly decomposed body was wrapped in a soiled sheet and covered with a black plastic sheet.
She was wearing pyjamas with a dressing gown, with the belt of the gown wrapped around her.
A state pathologist said she could not determine the exact cause of death because of the advanced state of decomposition.
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During Garda interviews, Satchwell said on the morning of 20 March 2017 he found his wife standing at the bottom of the stairs with a chisel in hand, scraping off the plasterboard, and claimed she came at him with the chisel and he fell back onto the floor.
He said Ms Satchwell tried to stab him multiple times with the chisel and he grabbed her clothing and restrained her by putting the belt of the robe against her neck.
Satchwell said in a very short period of time she went limp and fell into his arms.
He said he placed her body on the couch in the living room, before moving her to the chest freezer and then burying her under the stairs.
Gardai discovered her body more than six years later.
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Satchwell will be sentenced on 4 June.
