Sophie’s parents arrive for vigil

THE parents of murdered French woman Sophie Toscan du Plantier return to Ireland year after year in order to suffer — just like the pain their daughter experienced on the night of her brutal murder.

Ms Toscan du Plantier’s parents spoke as they arrived at Cork airport yesterday, on the eve of a High Court hearing in relation to a French extradition application for Ian Bailey, who was questioned in relation to her murder.

Sophie’s mother Marguerite Bouniol said, however, the extradition case did not concern her as this was in the hands of the Irish justice system which she believed in. She and her husband maintain they still have faith in the Irish justice system — because, if they don’t have faith, they will die.