Richard Satchwell, who buried his wife Tina in a shallow grave under the stairs of their Youghal home, has been found guilty of her murder at the Central Criminal Court.
The 58-year-old from Leicester, England, was found guilty by a jury of five men and seven women following nine hours and 28 minutes of deliberations.
Mr Justice Paul McDermott will issue the sentence next Wednesday, June 6, where Mr Satchwell faces mandatory life imprisonment.
As the verdict was read to the court just after 12.25pm on Friday, members of Tina Satchwell’s family wept in court, as did some members of the jury.
Mr Satchwell, dressed in a navy jumper and navy slacks, showed no emotion as the verdict was…