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THE HUSBAND OF a 45-year-old woman who went missing from her home in Cork three months ago will make an emotional appeal on RTÉ’s Crimecall tonight.
Tina Satchwell went missing from her home in Youghal, Co Cork on 20 March this year. Her husband Richard will tonight make a public appeal to his wife or anyone who knows her whereabouts.
In the programme, Richard describes the last time he saw his wife:
“She came downstairs. I gave her a cup of tea and a slice of toast. Then she asked if I’d go over to Dungarvan. I gave her a peck, and said I’d see her in a couple of hours.”
When he returned, he found the house empty, except for Tina’s two dogs, Ruby and Heidi. This seemed strange because, according to Richard and the family, Tina went everywhere with the dogs.
Richard also describes noticing two suitcases missing from their house. Four days later, having made enquiries with her family and still with no word from Tina, he contacted gardaí. Three months later there still has been not one recorded sighting of her.
Tina’s aunt, Margaret Maher, says it is very unlike her niece to disappear like this.
It’s very out of character for her. I wouldn’t feel she’d go anywhere on her own. She’s not a person who would do that. All the family has been contacted and no one in the family has seen or heard from her.
Her cousin, Sarah Howard, describes Tina as a striking character, who was well known around Youghal for her personal sense of style.
“She loved her fashion. She always had something stylish on, no matter where she was going. If she was going to get bread or milk she’d have something stylish on,” she said.
During tonight’s Crimecall, Richard Satchwell appeals directly to his wife.
“Tina come home”, he says, “There’s nobody mad at you. My arms are open. The pets are missing you. I just can’t go on not knowing. Even if you just ring the guards, let people know that you’re alright.”
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Comments should be disabled. When people are pointing fingers at those involved and close tithe missing person it could taint any legal investigation down the line. To many people watching tv crime programmes making baseless assumptions
Four days before reporting her missing though! That’s an awful long time. Some info missing re:circumstances of her leaving.
Why are comments enabled? Click bait for the journal.
The family obviously exhausted all avenues of trying to find her by their own means before going to the garda. I hope she’s found safe. Seems like martial problems but a worry for family none the less.
Lot of jumping to conclusions going on here. Her family don’t seem to think it’s anything to do with the husband so I’d say they might be in a better position than the morons here.
Think the net is closing in… obvious who did it….
Ppl,lets wait,not judge,family and friends are obviously in distress,imagine being in their shoes
@billy Dorney: people
@Red hurley: Private Pilot License?
@Red hurley: ppl
@John O’Shea: must be
@Red hurley: probably pontifical Langer(ppl)
Tea and toast. Gave her a peck.
Seriously people, you are fkn trolls! Some of you essentially making wild accusations against the husband? Comments should not be allowed in an ongoing investigation like this.
@Pol MacgiollaPhadraig: It’s the journal comments, nothing but negative nancies
@Pol MacgiollaPhadraig: because it’s a missing persons case .. there is nothing to suggest that a crime has been committed. . No reason for comments to be closed.
@Pol MacgiollaPhadraig: agree,need to be cautious
@Pol MacgiollaPhadraig: too many armchair detectives here, let the real ones investigate her disappearance.
@Pol MacgiollaPhadraig: people founding their opinions on what is known about the case I presume -
No sighting of her leaving the house or in the area at the time of her departure
Two suitcases missing
She never had a passport
Gardai will not comment whether her bank account was touched
Left her two treasured dogs
No family contact for 14 weeks
Was never known to travel far
No mention of owning a car to get around .
@Quentin Moriarty: unless you are a qualified professional in this area and by qualified I mean a police officer of this state, keep your theories and accusations to yourself. All opinions are NOT equal. Shush
@Paul Fitzpatrick: qualifications are founded by logic
@Paul Fitzpatrick: not an accusation or theory but a proposal as to why some are suspicious of it all
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Maybe a Shirley Valentine ?
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