Catherine Fegan

1 week ago | independent.ie | Catherine Fegan

The full story of Tina Satchwell’s murder: A violent killing, a makeshift grave and husband’s crocodile tears as gardaí searched for dead wifeRichard Satchwell and Tina Satchwell (inset)A flash of black plastic, exposed as the builder shovelled his way down, prompted Detective Garda Brian Barry to call stop. The chilling dig, delving deeper and deeper into the ground under the stairs, came to a halt at around 64cm beneath the sitting room floor.

1 week ago | independent.ie | Catherine Fegan

Catherine Fegan: Richard Satchwell bolted from the courtroom. In the end he had nothing – no family or friends to look to, and no TinaEnglish truck driver Richard Satchwell convicted of the murder of his wife TinaThere was a moment, just before the verdict came, when Richard Satchwell stole a glance to his right. Up until then, he had been doing his best to ignore the loud sobbing coming from the back of the courtroom, not daring to meet the eyes staring back.

1 week ago | independent.ie | Catherine Fegan

‘She was loved, happy, a lovely young girl’ – Tina Satchwell remembered as an outgoing person known for her sense of styleThe Satchwells early in their relationshipWith her flamboyant sense of fashion and peroxide-blonde hair, Tina Satchwell cut a striking figure as she walked around the coastal town of Youghal in Co Cork. She was a regular sight at Mall Beach, close to the town centre, where she often paraded her two small dogs, Heidi and Ruby.

2 weeks ago | belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Catherine Fegan

Horror on Mike Gaine’s farm and how decency overshadowed depravity in the grimmest of circumstancesWith gentleness his friends helped carry coffin of the man who loved his life and would help anyoneIn the grimmest of circumstances, Mike Gaine, the 57-year-old farmer who went missing eight weeks before, was finally found. There was a powerful moment on Sunday night, amid the horror of what was unfolding on Mike Gaine’s farm, when decency overshadowed depravity.

2 weeks ago | independent.ie | Catherine Fegan

Catherine Fegan: Horror on Mike Gaine’s farm and how decency overshadowed depravity in the grimmest of circumstancesWith gentleness his friends helped carry coffin of the man who loved his life and would help anyoneGarda forensics officers carry out examinations on Mike Gaine's farm. Photo: Domnick WalshThere was a powerful moment on Sunday night, amid the horror of what was unfolding on Mike Gaine’s farm, when decency overshadowed depravity.