Detective led a 'gold standard' interview of murder accused

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- By CILLIAN SHERLOCK, PA

AN Irish detective conducted a “gold standard” interview with a husband accused of murdering his wife, a court has heard.

The jury in the trial of Richard Satchwell, accused of murdering his wife Tina Satchwell at the home they shared in Co Cork between March 19 and March 20 in 2017, was told he took part in an “enhanced cognitive interview” more than four years after that date.

The 58-year-old, from Grattan Street in Youghal, denies murdering his wife.

Her remains were found buried in a shallow grave beneath a concrete floor under a set of stairs in their family home in October 2023.

Satchwell, who is originally from Coalville, formally reported his wife missing on May 11, 2017, weeks after he told police she had left their family home. He has repeatedly said he believed his wife left because she needed some time on her own.