Ian Bailey: Mental torture never ends

Ian Bailey’s solicitor has denounced the latest moves by French prosecutors to try his client in relation to the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier, claiming all the allegations had already been dismissed in this country.

Frank Buttimer also said the French indictment, delivered to Mr Bailey at his West Cork home last week, did not contain any new charges, while Mr Bailey, speaking to TV3, said the latest moves from French prosecutors to bring a trial against him in absentia was yet another form of “torture”.

Mr Bailey, speaking later on RTE radio, also claimed any allegation that he had photographs of Ms du Plantier’s body was “a total and absolute lie and fiction”.