Plaintiff aghast that he would be ‘placed’ at bridge

Ian Bailey told the High Court how he was visited in his home by a detective superintendent in January 1997 who told him he thought the Englishman knew more about the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier than he was "letting on".

He said Detective Superintendent Dermot Dwyer had asked him if he played poker. When he said “no”, Det Supt Dwyer replied “you should”.

Mr Bailey said he knew poker was a game of bluff. The senior garda told him he thought Mr Bailey knew more about the murder than he was letting on.