Closing arguments heard in trial of women acused of impeding murder investigation

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.

State Pathologist Dr Marie Cassidy gave evidence in the trial of a Co Wexford woman charged with impeding the investigation into the murder of Rebecca French (aged 30) at a house in Ard na Dara, Clonard, Wexford, on October 9, 2009.