Ian Bailey today won a two-year legal battle against his extradition to France over the killing of Sophie Toscan du Plantier in west Cork 15 years ago.

FRENCH forensic experts are hoping advances in forensic science over the last 15 years will help them track down the killer of Sophie Toscan du Plantier.

UP to now, the only connection most people in Ireland might have had with the French judicial system was by way of the bungling police detective Jacques Clouseau in the Pink Panther series.

Ian Bailey has been arrested on foot of a European Arrest Warrant issued in connection with the murder of French film producer, Sophie Toscan du Plantier.

THE French judge investigating the murder of Sophie Toscan Du Plantier is said to have issued an arrest warrant for Ian Bailey because he wants to question him about apparent “inconsistencies” between his statements and evidence collected by Gardaí.

A GROUP established in France to uncover the truth behind the Co Cork murder 12 years ago of Sophie Toscan du Plantier yesterday welcomed the decision by the Irish Government to send two senior gardaí to Paris to assist in the investigation.

The mother of Sophie Toscan du Plantier will speak about the pain of her daughter’s death on RTÉ tonight.