Men charged in connection with burned body

TWO men were last night charged with murder in connection with the discovery of a woman’s body in a burnt-out car in Wexford on Friday.

At a special sitting of Wexford District Court last night Lithuanian nationals Ricardas Dilys and Ruslanas Mileikis, both in their mid-20s, were charged with the murder of mother-of-two Rebecca French.

Another man, Polish national Piotr Pasiak, also in his mid-twenties, was charged with impeding the apprehension and prosecution of an offence. Following the brief sitting before Judge Donncha O Buachalla, all three men were remanded in custody to appear before Clover Hill District Court next Friday.