Sophie Toscan du Plantier's uncle 'confident' gardaí will close murder case

Despite the death of chief suspect Ian Bailey, Jean-Pierre Gazeau said he was “confident” they will be able to successfully close the case

The uncle of Sophie Toscan du Plantier (pictured), Jean-Pierre Gazeau, said Ian Bailey had spent his life “provoking and taunting the police".

The uncle of Sophie Toscan du Plantier has urged gardaí to continue their murder investigation despite the death of chief suspect Ian Bailey and said he was “confident” they will be able to successfully close the case.

Jean-Pierre Gazeau, president of the Association for the Truth about the Murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier (ASSOPH), said Bailey had spent his life “provoking and taunting the police".