Four men jailed in relation to mother-of-two’s death

FOUR men have been given the maximum sentence of 10 years for disposing of and attempting to destroy the body of a mother-of-two beaten to death in Wexford last year.

Three of them had part of their sentences suspended provided they return to their native Lithuania and Poland when released from jail. The fourth man, who is Irish, also had part of his sentence suspended at the Central Criminal Court.

Rebecca French was found dead in the boot of her burning car on October 9, 2009, on the outskirts of Wexford town. The state believes the 30-year-old was beaten to death beforehand in the house of one of the defendants at Ard Na Dara, Clonard.