Sophie Toscan du Plantier murder kept Ian Bailey in headlines since 1990s

British ex-journalist who died in West Cork today had said his 'hope and prayer is that, before I'm dead and gone, the truth will come out

Ian Bailey denied any involvement in the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier. Picture: Niall Carson/PA

The murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier made Ian Bailey a household name and for the subsequent almost three decades, he was rarely far from the headlines.

Throughout numerous legal processes both here and in France, he always denied having any involvement in the killing.