Report on flawed Bailey case to be raised in court

A report from the office of the DPP detailing serious flaws in the prosecution case against Ian Bailey is to be raised in court next month as part of his compensation claim against the State.

The report, compiled in 2001, highlights the lack of forensic evidence linking Mr Bailey to the 1996 murder of French filmmaker Sophie Toscan du Plantier; dismisses almost all witnesses as unreliable; accuses gardaí of adding to local “hysteria” about Mr Bailey, and says the arrest and detention of his partner was “unlawful”.

The report only came to light last year when Mr Bailey was appealing a High Court decision to allow his extradition to France.