“I gave her a peck, and said I’d see her in a couple of hours.”
The husband of a 45-year-old woman in Cork who has been missing for the last three months has made an emotional public appeal for her to come home.
Richard Satchwell, the husband of Tina Satchwell, will appear on Crimecall on RTÉ One on Monday to make a public appeal to his wife, or anyone who knows her whereabouts, to contact Gardaí.
Tina went missing from her home in Youghal in Cork on 20 March this year. In the clip below, which will feature on Crimecall on Monday night, Richard describes the last time he saw her.
Clip via RTÉ
“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,” says Richard.
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,” says Margaret.
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,” says Sarah.
In an emotional appeal directly to his wife on Monday night’s episode of Crimecall, Richard says: “Tina come home. 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.”
Tina is described as 5’6″, of medium build with blonde shoulder length hair and blue eyes.
Gardaí are appealing for anybody with information to contact Midleton Garda Station on (021) 4621550 or the Garda Confidential line 1800 666 111.
Crimecall airs on RTÉ One on Monday night at 9.35pm.
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