Legal expert: Ian Bailey has suffered 10-year 'Kafkaesque' nightmare

The most recent European Arrest Warrant was for Ian Bailey (pictured) to serve a 25-year sentence handed down by French courts for the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier at her Schull holiday home in December 1996. File photo: PA

Ian Bailey has been subjected to a “life-destroying Kafkaesque nightmare” because of the repetitive court appearances in relation to the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier, a leading legal expert has said.

Professor Dermot Walsh said the “silver lining” in the protracted legal battles has been the “integrity” of the Irish prosecution service, the DPP, and the “tenacity” of the Irish courts.