Garda file on murder-accused Richard Satchwell at 'advanced stage' court told
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The Garda file on Richard Satchwell is at an “advanced stage” and will be with the DPP by the end of the week, Clonmel District Court has heard.
Richard Satchwell, 57, appeared by video link in the Tipperary court on Tuesday morning, having previously been charged with the murder of his wife on March 20, 2017, at a location in Cork.
Mr Satchwell was charged with murder after gardaí found the skeletal remains of his wife, Tina, in October last year while excavating a concrete floor and walled-up area underneath the stairwell of their home on Grattan Street in Youghal, Co Cork.
On Tuesday, Superintendent Adrian Gamble told Judge O’Shea gardaí had handed over the file on the murder to State Solicitor for South Cork, Jerry Healy.
“I can assure you the entire file is with Mr Healy today. I personally oversaw that. He has assured me the file will be with the director [DPP] this week.
Judge O’Shea noted Mr Satchwell had been in custody for more than 11 weeks.
Supt Gamble said the file contained expert reports which were outside the control of An Garda Siochana.
Judge O’Shea asked defence solicitor Eddie Burke if Mr Satchwell would consent to either a three- or four-week remand.
Mr Burke said his client consented to a two-week remand. Judge O’Shea remanded Mr Satchwell in custody to appear again in Clonmel court on January 16.
Mr Satchwell, who now has a full beard, will appear in court by video link on that date.
Mr Satchwell, a native of Leicester in the UK, only spoke during the brief hearing on Tuesdayy to confirm he could see and hear proceedings in the court via the video link.
Meanwhile, Mr Burke on Tuesday made an application under the Police Property Act 1897 for the return of the keys to Mr Satchwell’s home on Grattan Street in Youghal. This is the property where the body of Tina Satchwell was recovered.
Detective Sergeant Gerard O’Shaughnessy of Midleton Garda Station told the court Mr Satchwell’s house was no longer deemed a crime scene and the keys would be returned to the solicitor of the accused.