'A Murder in West Cork' is a poignant portrayal of a murdered woman, but offers nothing to solve this brutal crime

Sophie: A Murder In West Cork is the second documentary on the brutal murder of Sophie Tuscon du Plantier to be released in recent weeks

Pierre-Louis Baudey-Vignaud as a child with his mother Sophie Toscan du Plantier, the subject of the Netflix documentary Sophie: A Murder In West. Picture courtesy Netflix, Sophie: A Murder in West Cork

The last shot of the first programme in the Netflix series, Sophie: A Murder In West Cork, provides a major plot point. 

Up until then, Ian Bailey is just one of a collection of self-proclaimed blow-ins who talk about the murder of Sophie Toscan Du Plantier and the area’s character. Most of these people have British accents and Bailey doesn’t stand out. Then it is suddenly revealed that this guy, the journalist among them, is the main suspect.