Sophie Toscan du Plantier's family still believe Ian Bailey killed French woman

Ms du Plantier's uncle said Ian Bailey has been considered a killer in France since 2019 because a judge in France ruled so

Jean Pierre Gazeau the uncle of Sophie speaking at a press conference held by the Association for the Truth about the Murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier at the Cork Airport International Hotel in 2008. File picture: Dan Linehan

Sophie Toscan du Plantier’s uncle has said the family "know" Ian Bailey, who died today, killed the French woman and said the Irish State must still probe her murder.

Jean Pierre Gazeau, who has campaigned for several years for justice for the murder of his niece, said that he hopes that Ian Bailey died peacefully.