French judge issues arrest warrant for Bailey

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.

Magistrate Patrick Gachon is seeking to organise a face-to-face meeting in Paris between Mr Bailey and witnesses in the case as part of his investigation into the French woman’s murder at her holiday home in Schull, Co Cork, in December 1996.

The Association for the Truth About the Murder of Sophie Toscan Du Plantier (ASSOPH) welcomed the moves by Judge Gachon and said they “expected great strides” in the investigation.