She claimed they were with Mr Bailey and Ms Thomas at the couple’s home when Mr Bailey took out a file of newspapers which related to the murder of Sophie. Ms Shelley said she began to get a bit nervous because she knew Mr Bailey was a suspect in the case. She decided to leave and she claimed Mr Bailey broke down in the kitchen. Mr Bailey vehemently denied ever making such remarks. However, Mr Shelley did and he repeated his libel case testimony and his belief Mr Bailey had confessed the killing to him.

Source: Irish Examiner December 11, 2019 17:15 UTC