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BBC News
29-06-2025
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- BBC News
Hull museum appeals for photos of 1970's life
A museum has put out an appeal for photos of people living in Hull during the 1970s, for an exhibition in team at Streetlife Museum are seeking photographic memories to go on display in a digital projection alongside memorabilia, games and fashions from the Museums Programme Manager, Sarah Howard, said: "we promise not to laugh at the flares."The exhibition, Glam and Gloom: 1970's Britain opens on 10 July and will be on display until 31 August. From power cuts and strikes, to rising standards of living, the exhibition will explore the "highs and hardships of life" in the 1970s, Hull Museums team would like to share memories of days out, special occasions and everyday life in Hull, alongside the national stories of the Howard, said: "As a child of the 70s myself I'm excited to see the public contributions come in. The great thing about showing them digitally is that we can include so many! "So get digging for those family photos from holidays on the east coast or your fun at Hull Fair – we promise not to laugh at the flares," she Museums said photos can be sent in via their Facebook page or email - Museums@ to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
Irish Times
04-06-2025
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- Irish Times
Only the introduction of Tina's maiden name could stir a response from ‘monster' Richard Satchwell
'My name is Sarah Howard. I am Tina Dingivan's niece.' Richard Satchwell , the man about to be sentenced to life for Tina's murder, moved his head up, ever so slightly, when her name was spoken. Throughout the trial, the woman he killed, his wife, was referred to as Tina Satchwell. His name. Sarah finished reading her victim impact statement. READ MORE If it made any impact, he certainly didn't show it. He never once looked at her. But she made sure to look at him as she passed by the dock, an expression of disgust on her face. Next up. 'My name is Lorraine Howard. I am Tina Dingivan's sister.' Again, just a tiny movement of the head at the mention of that name. Lorraine finished reading her victim impact statement. Satchwell, motionless, eyes cast down, ignored her too. It was only the pointed use of Tina's family name which seemed to stir some flickers of awareness. Lorraine Howard said Richard Satchwell 'stole' precious time she would have had with her sister, Tina (pictured). Photograph: Irish Examiner Both women called him out for the cruel, manipulative 'monster' he really is. They described how he continued to torture them with public outpourings of his love for his 'missing' wife after he killed her and hid the body. They told him how his need to have 'ultimate control' over Tina led to her violent death and a lifetime of pain for her grieving family. Sarah and Lorraine may as well have been talking to the wall. Minutes later, Satchwell's lawyer would confirm to the court that he intends to appeal his conviction. He believes he didn't murder Tina. A jury of his peers agreed unanimously that he did. He couldn't control them. And what Tina's sister and niece did from the witness stand in court number six on Wednesday was something he can never control either – they gave her back her name, the one she had before she met him, reintroducing the woman they knew before his malign influence infested her life. He believes he didn't murder his wife, Tina Satchwell. She belonged to him. He loves her. But, as the court case revealed, and her sister and niece confirmed, he couldn't allow a life for Tina Dingivan. When her maiden name was so deliberately introduced – no mention of his, it was a simple, but very powerful gesture by her family. Richard Satchwell holding a photo of his missing wife Tina at their home in Youghal, Co Cork. Photograph: Irish Examiner And perhaps, with those slight flickers of recognition, Richard Satchwell knows that too. There was little surprise in court when Judge Paul McDermott was told that the English-born, Cork-based lorry driver intends to fight on. He thinks he should not have been found guilty of murdering his wife and dumping her body in a chest freezer before entombing her in a concrete grave under the stairs in their home and then contacting her niece to offer her the empty freezer. Always thinking of others. Gardaí and Fr Bill Bermingham after human remains are found following the search of Richatd and Tina Satchwell's home in Youghal, Co Cork. Photograph: Michael Mac Sweeney/Provision 'To think I could have taken that into my family home and used it. I mean, what kind of person can do that?' said Sarah, in disbelief. But the theatrically loving husband believes he should not be sent down for life because 'he never intended to kill her', said defence counsel Brendan Grehan, acting under instruction from his client. Furthermore, counsel said, Satchwell wanted it to be known that 'despite anything that was said in this trial, Tina was a lovely person'. You could hear people catch their breath in the back rows, where Tina's family and friends were seated. Satchwell's self-centred delusion still had the capacity to surprise after a five week trial. 'It's not right,' a woman in the public gallery loudly whispered as the court rose and the prisoner quickly exited, head down, looking at nobody. Despite feeling so strongly about the nature of his conviction, and being so keen to underline how he wanted people to know that 'Tina was a lovely person' (after lying about her being violent towards him and running off with their life's savings), he made no reaction when his barrister delivered his message for him. But despite all which was said during the trial, Richard wanted to seem nice in public about the 'lovely' woman he murdered. Self-serving until the very end. The details of the case have been well aired. It's the stuff of true crime TV potboilers. But the callous nature of Satchwell's cover-up and his co-option of Tina's grieving family into his sickening narrative of a heartbroken husband desperate for the return of his missing wife was laid bare by the emotional testimony of Sarah and Lorraine. Mary Collins, the mother of Tina Dingivin. Photograph: Collins Courts As Tina's mother Mary Collins listened from the body of the court, Lorraine said Satchwell 'stole' the precious time she would have had with her sister, time he also stole from others 'even before he murdered her by isolating and alienating her from her many friends when she was alive'. How could anyone who claimed to love his wife so much do what he did? 'I feel no sentence could ever be enough for the monster who took Tina from us.' What does a monster look like? A monster looks like a nondescript bespectacled little man in a rumpled over-sized blue and white striped shirt which hangs out over his navy trousers. He silently sits with his stubbled jaw resting on his fist, body angled away from the public and the witness box, head down. When told to stand for sentencing, he sticks his hands in his pockets and looks vacantly into the distance. Cowardly, controlling Richard Satchwell murdered his wife. Tina Dingivan's name lives on.
The Independent
04-06-2025
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- The Independent
Family members ‘shaken' by ‘despicable' murder of Tina Satchwell, court hears
The family of Tina Satchwell, nee Dingivan, have paid tribute to their loved one, who they lost as a result of a 'despicable crime' committed by her husband, Richard Satchwell. Before Satchwell was handed the mandatory life sentence for murdering Tina at their Youghal home in March 2017, Tina's sister and niece gave victim impact statements at the Central Criminal Court. Sarah Howard, who introduced herself to the court as Tina Dingivan's niece, said she would always carry the emotional toll of losing her aunt. She said she would struggle to overcome the fact that Satchwell had offered to give her a chest freezer that he had put Tina's body in, and asked the court to consider not just the crime, but the 'cruelty' and 'deception' that followed. 'I am here today to speak about my aunt Tina who was taken from us in the most tragic and violent way, murdered by someone who claimed to love her,' she said. 'I cannot comprehend how someone who was supposed to love and protect her could do something so cruel. 'There are no words that can truly capture the pain and heartbreak this has caused me and my family. 'What happened to her has shaken me to my core, and I can never be the person I was before this happened. 'The emotional toll of her loss is something I carry with me always. Tina was not just my aunt but my best friend and one of the most important people in my life and my children's lives. 'I miss Tina everyday, it makes me so sad when I think of all the things she missed in my life. Tina should have been standing beside me on my wedding day and all the important things before, like going wedding dress shopping which I know she would have loved, and the most recent event, the birth of my baby girl, she would have been an incredible support. 'Listening to all the lies in the court was very hard and knowing now all the horrible things that were done to her, such as being just wrapped in a piece of plastic and buried in such an undignified way cause me huge amounts of distress. 'Richard Satchwell decided to portray Tina in a way during the trial that is not true to who she was. 'Tina was not a violent person, she was caring, gentle and loyal to those she loved. Having her name tarnished during the trial was very difficult. 'This trial has also ruined the last few weeks of my pregnancy with all the stress from the trial and having to leave my baby in the first few weeks of her life to give evidence and to be at the trial for Tina was something I shouldn't have had to do. ' One of the things I don't think I will ever overcome is to find out that Richard Satchwell had put Tina in a chest freezer and then a few days later he text me to offer me the freezer. 'To hear this just horrified me to think I could have taken it into my family home and used it. What sort of person can do that? 'I ask that the court consider not just the crime but the cruelty that followed it and the deception, the stolen years and the false hope he gave us all that one day she might turn up. This has left a permanent hole in our lives.' Lorraine Howard, who introduced herself to the court as Tina Dingivan's sister, said that Satchwell had stolen Tina from her family and friends – before he killed her – by isolating her from them. She said that she still has nightmares about how her sister died and gets shivers down her spine when she thinks of how Satchwell buried her under the floor of their Youghal home. 'As the court heard during the trial, myself and Tina were inseparable growing up in Fermoy as kids,' she said. 'We did all the usual kids things: play, went to school, got into mischief but always had each other's backs. 'From as long as I can remember Tina loved animals, there was always cats and dogs following Tina around. She hated seeing any animal neglected or in pain. 'She was so kind-hearted, I often remember myself and Tina bringing stray animals to the vet and the vet not being able to say no to us or turn us away. That was Tina – she was gentle and had such a soft and loving soul. 'Tina's love of fashion was portrayed as a negative throughout the trial, we all have our interests and likes, it just so happened Tina's was fashion. 'She saved her money and spent it on clothes, she would often buy clothes for family members as presents. 'Tina did not drink, go out and fashion was her escape. Fashion, in a sense, saved her. 'As is normal in all families, siblings fall out, and during the trial the country heard how myself and Tina fell out. I don't want to get into the reasons again, but what I do know was that myself and Tina would have made up and become best of friends again. 'Richard Satchwell stole that from us and actually Richard Satchwell stole that from many people even before he murdered Tina, by isolating her and alienating her from her many friends when she was alive. 'Richard Satchwell pushed a narrative for years that Tina was this violent and coercive-natured woman when in fact that couldn't be any further from the truth. 'I am so thankful that the jury could see through his lies and found him guilty of this despicable crime. We will never again get to be sisters. 'He stole an aunt from my kids who never got to meet poor Tina. I know she would have loved her goddaughter Clodagh so much because of their shared characteristics and likeness of animals and fashion. 'When I came up to the trial five weeks ago I never thought that it would take such a physical toll on mine and Tina's mother, seeing a woman that was put through so much pain before was almost unbearable to watch. 'My brother's name and suicide being brought up time and time again made an already horrendous situation worse, watching me being used to help the defence was like pouring salt into an open wound. 'It was intolerable for me, my mother, my children and my extended family. 'Hearing all the gruesome details and seeing photographs and many hours of media and Garda interviews was mentally draining. 'It has taken a physical toll on my body as well. I can't sleep, eat and keep waking out of my sleep having nightmares over Tina's final moments and thinking about what my poor sister went through. 'The appalling way my sister was buried, wrapped in plastic, buried beneath soil and concrete runs shivers down my spine every time I think about it. 'I feel Tina's presence with me in every step taken around Fermoy town where there are so many happy memories, from the park to the river walks and especially the bridge, her catwalk. 'I feel that no sentence could ever be enough for the monster that took Tina from us. 'How could someone who claims to love and adore his wife spread the rubble from the man-made grave, that he dug and buried her in around all their most 'special places', even down to where he proposed to her. 'He treated Tina's body with such disrespect. He showed Tina's dog in death more respect by getting the dog cremated and making a shrine. 'He wanted Tina where he could still have the ultimate control, within his home under the stairs. 'He put us as a family through the ultimate hell of not knowing what had happened to Tina for years. He manipulated us as the master manipulator he is into believing she would one day return. 'Having taken her life he didn't even have the decency to let us have her body and mourn her death. To bury her with the dignity she deserves. I will never be able to forgive Richard Satchwell for what he has done. 'I just want to thank a few people who helped get justice for Tina 'To the prosecution team of Gerardine Small, Imelda Kelly, Maria Brosnan and Catherine McEleer, I can't thank you enough for presenting the evidence to the jury and for all the hard work in preparing for the trial. 'To Superintendent Ann Marie Twomey and Detective Garda David Kelleher for finding the pieces of the jigsaw puzzle and fitting them together to find Tina and bringing her home to us, thank you so much. 'To the judge and jury who heard and had to consider all the evidence of the case, we're sorry as a family that you have had to deal with such traumatic evidence and know that it must have taken its toll on you. 'We will be forever grateful for the care you took in examining the evidence and reaching your unanimous verdict. 'Lastly I want to thank our family liaison officer Clar Quirke, without whom we simply wouldn't have got through this process.'
The Sun
04-06-2025
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- The Sun
Killer Richard Satchwell caged for life as family fume ‘monster showed Tina's dog more respect' in emotional statements
RICHARD Satchwell has today been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his wife Tina as her family told how they "will never be able to forgive" him for what he did. The British truck driver, 58, had denied the murder of Tina Satchwell between March 19 and March 20 2017. 7 7 7 The jury at the Central Criminal Court in Dublin reached the unanimous verdict last Friday after nine hours and 28 minutes of deliberations. Mr Justice Paul McDermott today heard victim impact statements from Tina's heartbroken family before imposing the mandatory life sentence. They described her as a kind and gentle woman who loved animals. Tina's cousin, Sarah Howard said the "emotional toll of her loss is something I will carry with me always". She said: "I am here today to speak about my aunt Tina who was taken from us in the most violent way - taken from us by someone who was supposed to love her. "What happened to her has shaken me to the core and I can never be the person I was before this happened. "The emotional toll is something I carry with me always - Tina was not just my aunt but my best friend." Sarah's harrowing statement continued: "Listening to the lies (of Richard Satchwell) was very hard - the horrible things done to wrapped in plastic and buried. "Richard decided to portray Tina in the trial in a way she was not. Tina Satchwell's family speak outside court after husband Richard is found guilty of murder "Having her name tarnished was very difficult - it ruined the last few weeks of my pregnancy. "Finding out that Richard had put Tina in a chest freezer and then texted me a few days after to offer it to me...I was kind of person can do that? "I ask the court to consider the cruelty involved. This has left a permanent hole in our lives." Tina's half-sister Lorraine Howard said the way Tina was buried in plastic in her own home 'sends shivers down my spine every time I think about it'. 'MONSTER TOOK TINA FROM US' She said: "Hearing all the gruesome details and seeing many hours of Garda interviews - it had taken a physical toll on my body. "Thinking about what my poor sister went appalling way my sister was buried - wrapped in plastic and buried beneath soil and concrete sends shivers down my spine every time I think about it. "We have so many happy memories of Tina. I feel Tina is with us. "That monster took Tina from rubble of her treated Tina's body with such disrespect - he showed Tina's dog more respect." She added: "I will never be able to forgive Richard Satchwell for what he has done." SATCHWELL TO APPEAL VERDICT Satchwell appeared in court this morning in a light blue shirt and navy slacks. His barrister Brendan Grehan SC told the court that Satchwell intends to appeal, and that he 'never intended to kill Tina'. Mr Grehan also said that Satchwell said 'despite anything he said in the trial, Tina was a lovely person'. The court was told the couple married in the UK on Tina's 20th birthday, and later settled in Co Cork, first in Fermoy before moving to Youghal in 2016. The trial heard that on March 24 2017, Richard Satchwell went to gardai and claimed his wife had left their Youghal home four days ago because their relationship had deteriorated. 7 7 Satchwell had also claimed Tina had taken €26,000 in cash from savings they kept in the attic, which the court later heard they did not have the capacity to save. He formally reported his wife missing in May 2017 and claimed to investigators that his wife was sometimes violent towards him. In the following years, he made over a dozen media appearances in which he spoke extensively about the morning he claimed Tina left the house and never returned. After her remains were found buried under a concrete floor under the stairs in their home in October 2023, Satchwell claimed that Tina 'flew' at him with a chisel. He further claimed that to protect himself, he held a dressing gown belt to her neck before she went limp. His denial of the charge was ultimately rejected by the jury who found him guilty of murder. 'MASTER OF MANIPULATION' And we last week revealed that cops believe Satchwell had spent MONTHS planning his wife's murder, when he realised she was planning to leave him. Detectives also suspect his decision to tell Gardai on March 24, 2017, that she had left him was also part of his plan to hide her brutal murder. One senior investigator told The Irish Sun on Sunday: 'The speed with which he flew into alibi mode would suggest a certain degree of planning in this horrific crime. 'He did a number of things very quickly and he put a lot of things into action after killing his wife. 'Once he had completed the murder, he then had a story in place about the disappearance and was portraying himself as a victim. 'He was also a great actor and had everything planned for the sole purpose of avoiding being arrested for the murder of a completely innocent woman. 'He had to have a strategy and that was playing the victim. He was a master of manipulation.' 7
The Independent
04-06-2025
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- The Independent
Truck driver who murdered wife and buried her underneath stairs jailed for life
A British truck driver who murdered his wife and buried her under the stairs at their home has been jailed for life. Richard Satchwell, 58, had denied the murder of Tina Satchwell at their home in County Cork between March 19 and March 20, 2017. Yet after nine hours and 28 minutes of deliberations, the jury at the Central Criminal Court in Dublin reached a unanimous guilty verdict last Friday. On Wednesday at the sentencing, the family of Tina Satchwell, nee Dingivan, described her as a kind and gentle woman who loved animals. Tina's cousin, Sarah Howard said that Tina was murdered 'by someone who claimed to love her'. 'The emotional toll of her loss is something I will carry with me always,' she said. Tina's half-sister Lorraine Howard said the way Tina was buried in plastic in her own home 'sends shivers down my spine every time I think about it'. 'I will never be able to forgive Richard Satchwell for what he has done.' Satchwell appeared in court on Wednesday in a light blue shirt. His barrister, Brendan Grehan SC, told the court that Satchwell intends to appeal, and that he 'never intended to kill Tina'. Mr Grehan also said that Satchwell said 'despite anything he said in the trial, Tina was a lovely person'. The court was told the couple married in the UK on Tina's 20th birthday, and later settled in Co Cork, first in Fermoy before moving to Youghal in 2016. The trial heard that on March 24, 2017, Richard Satchwell went to gardai and claimed his wife had left their Youghal home four days ago because their relationship had deteriorated. Satchwell had also claimed Tina had taken 26,000 euros in cash from savings they kept in the attic, which the court later heard they did not have the capacity to save. He formally reported his wife missing in May 2017 and claimed to investigators that his wife was sometimes violent towards him. In the following years, he made more than a dozen media appearances in which he spoke extensively about the morning he claimed Tina left the house and never returned. After her remains were found buried under a concrete floor under the stairs in their home in October 2023, Satchwell claimed that Tina 'flew' at him with a chisel. He further claimed that to protect himself, he held a dressing gown belt to her neck before she went limp. His denial of the charge was ultimately rejected by the jury who found him guilty of murder.
