Richard Satchwell received a life sentence in June for the murder of his wife Tina, a verdict that gave relief to the bereaved family and closure to a community after six years of searching. Satchwell maintains his innocence and asserts the court and jury erred. He is preparing an appeal from Limerick Prison on at least six grounds and insists he never intended to kill Tina. Media coverage continues to revisit the case, questioning the implications when a convicted person refuses to accept the verdict. Public and legal scrutiny of the appeal process is likely to follow.
In June, Richard Satchwell was sentenced to life for the murder of his wife, Tina - a conviction that brought relief to a grieving family, and closure to a community that had searched and waited for six long years. But Satchwell says the court and jury got it wrong. Now, from behind the walls of Limerick Prison, he's preparing an appeal on at least six grounds, insisting he never intended to kill Tina.
Today on the Indo Daily, Fionnán Sheahan is joined by southern correspondent for the Irish Independent Ralph Riegel, as we return to one of the most haunting cases in recent Irish memory, and ask: what happens when a man convicted of murder refuses to accept the verdict?
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