French prosecutors are believed to have summoned an estimated 30 Irish witnesses to a Paris court to testify against the man they accuse of murdering Sophie Toscan du Plantier. French prosecutors are believed to have summoned an estimated 30 Irish witnesses to a Paris court to testify against the man they accuse of murdering Sophie Toscan du Plantier. Ms Du Plantier was beaten to death outside her holiday home in Schull in December 1996, but no one was charged with the killing. The witnesses summoned include former neighbours of Sophie Toscan du Plantier in west Cork along with Mr Bailey's long-term partner, Jules Thomas, and her daughters. The son of the murdered Frenchwoman has appealed to all witnesses to come to France to testify against Mr Bailey.

Source: Irish Independent May 18, 2019 22:18 UTC