Richard Satchwell has been found guilty of the murder of his wife at their County Cork home eight years ago.
The body of Tina Satchwell was found buried under the stairs of the house they shared in Youghal, in October 2023.
Mrs Satchwell was reported missing by her husband on 24 March 2017.
Richard Satchwell, 58, had pleaded not guilty to murdering her between 19 and 20 March 2017.
He had repeatedly lied about his wife’s disappearence, telling gardai (Irish police) he came home from running errands to find she had left him.
He also alleged his wife had run off with €26,000 (£22,00) of the couple’s savings.
The home belongin to the couple on Grattan Street in Youghal was searched in June 2017 but Mrs Satchwell remained missing.
In March 2023, on the sixth anniversary of her disappearance, gardaí renewed their appeal for the public’s help.
They again searched the couple’s home and this time they discovered the skeletal remains of the missing 45-year-old.
She had been wrapped in a black plastic bag and buried face down in a grave under the stairs.
Richard Satchwell was arrested and charged in connection with the murder of his wife in October 2023.
His month-long trial began at the end of April 2025 and the jury heard evidence from around 50 witnesses
