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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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governments need to implement legislation on the reduction of plastic. nearly every food item we buy is wrapped in plastic, there is no need for most of it. one example is coffee cup lids can be made of corn starch. there is so much that can be done yet our governments do nothing. Shame on them
@Leitrim303: yes it has gotten pretty ridiculous at this stage but the plastic bag levy at least was a success. We need more legislation like this.
@Leitrim303: I was given reusable cup with lid. Best gift.
They just won’t make plastic from hemp. It’s biodegradeable. Hemp would go a long way in doing something positive about the plastic polution of the seas, deforestation and more.
But it grows in abundance, is cheap to process. So there’s no interest in it.
@Dave Doyle: stop talking sense. They don’t like when you talk sense.
Not just turtles.
@Fiona deFreyne: But turtles have nice smiley faces and feature in kids movies. SInce when did anyone want to watch Finding Mickey the Monkfish? Plastic is killing most sea life and if turtles can draw attention to it then that’s fine. We are a despicable species.
Man kind is killing the Planet
@j4VEpUO8: man unkind.
100,000s of birds and marine mammals die every year. You can create knowledge to educate society by mapping and opening up data on plastic pollution anywhere @ openlittermap.com. It’s like Pokémon Go for tidy towns. Get paid Littercoin for mapping and opening up data on plastic pollution anywhere
Die from plastic pollution every year *
There is a campaign running that we can all do easily enough. Every time you go to the beach or sea remove 3 pieces of plastic and take it away with you. I intend to do this and we all can and should. It can make a difference right here and now.
@Catherine Sims: but the focus of attention needs to go to the corporations that can make the most difference and impact – Coca Cola P+G etc , they are the ones who design and sell the plastic packaging , this is another example of not focusing the real pressures and attention correctly – I dont get the option to buy a glass bottle of coke ? They are best positioned to actually address a real global problem and they are best positioned to impact and they actually CAN fix this problem – but THEY need to be pressurised by people power – no point to whining at the general public if the corporations supplying the products dont change as it wont make any difference imo
And still the Irish Government drags its heels on deposits for PET bottles…
One of several problems in tge oceans
Plastic is causing sterility and cancer but who cares about that as its cheap and nasty?
Plastic packaging should be banned, regardless of the packaging industries and the Lobby Group Repack’s lobbying .
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