A woman has been acquitted of impeding the murder investigation into the death of Rebecca French, whose beaten body was found in the boot of her burning car in Wexford in October 2009.

A woman accused of impeding the inquiry into the murder of Rebecca French has described how the 30-year-old was savagely kicked and beaten to death with golf clubs by four men in a drunken rage.

A woman has gone on trial today accused of impeding the murder investigation into the death of Rebecca French,whose body was found in the boot of a burning car in Wexford.

A mother of two who was found dead in the boot of a burning car died as a result of blunt force trauma to the head, a jury at the Central Criminal Court heard today.