State needs time to consider Ian Bailey’s objections to French extradition, court told

It is the third time French authorities have sought Mr Bailey’s surrender in relation to the death of Sophie Toscan du Plantier.

Lawyers for the Minister for Justice require time to consider Ian Bailey’s objections to being extradited to France for the murder of filmmaker Sophie Toscan du Plantier, the High Court has been told.

It is the third time French authorities have sought Mr Bailey’s surrender in relation to the death of Ms du Plantier, whose badly beaten body was found outside her holiday home in Schull in December 1996.