Farrell and Bailey refuse to talk to garda inquiry

MARIE FARRELL, the woman who controversially withdrew her allegations against journalist Ian Bailey, has put her family home on the market as she and Bailey refused to talk to a new garda investigation into the death of Sophie Toscan du Plantier.

Both Ms Farrell and Mr Bailey, the murder suspect implicated by her witness statements to detectives nine years ago, both declined to speak to a top-level inquiry team, set up by Garda Commissioner Noel Conroy, without their legal representatives being present.

Solicitor Frank Buttimer, who represents Mr Bailey, said yesterday he was extremely concerned by the way in which gardaí attempted to interview his client.