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Ian Bailey with his partner  Jules Thomas arrive at the Four Courts. The jury in Ian Bailey’s High Court action was sent out to consider a verdict today. Mr Bailey is looking for damage over his alleged wrongful arrest as part of the investigation into the death of Sophie Toscan du Plantier.


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Ian Bailey arriving at the Four Courts this morning

Breaking News reports:

“The jury in the former journalist’s [Ian Bailey’s] damages action for wrongful arrest over the French film producer’s death has been listening to a series of phone calls taped at Bandon garda station. In June 25, 1997, Det Sgt Liam Hogan and Chief Superintendent Sean Camon discuss preparing the book of evidence for the Director of Public Prosecutions in the du Plantier murder case.

In their recorded conversation about Ian Bailey, Sgt Hogan says all they have is “very weak circumstantial evidence”. He tells his superior “unless we break Jules” it is “a 50/50…we need her broken”, in what appears to be a clear reference to Mr Bailey’s partner Jules Thomas. Liam Hogan, now deceased, also talks about going back to “fill in” statements.”

Court hears Garda call describing ‘very weak circumstantial evidence’ against Bailey (Breakingnews.ie)

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Marie Farrell arriving at the High Court earlier this month for Ian Bailey’s civil action against the State

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Marie Farrell arriving at the High Court on Wednesday

Breakingnews.ie reports:

“Marie Farrell has said her teenage children were punished by gardaí after she admitted making false statements about Ian Bailey. The shopkeeper from Schull, Co Cork has told the High Court she met with the journalist 9 years ago to apologise for the claims she had made about him during the Sophie Toscan du Plantier murder investigation.

“Her garda statements place the 57-year-old on a bridge near the scene early on December 23, 1996. An emotional Marie Farrell said her 13-year-old son was followed around Schull by a garda who told him: ‘I’ll do you’.

Garda told my 13-year-old son ‘I’ll do you’, says witness at Bailey trial (Breakingnews.ie)

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90363803Marie Farrell Leaving the Four Courts today

Marie Farrell took the stand today at Ian Bailey’s civil action against the State for framing him for the unsolved murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier in West Cork in 1996

[Ms] Farrell said she was contacted by gardaí in the middle of February [1997] and asked if she would now make a statement. She agreed.

She said she went to Ballydehob Garda Station on 14 February after work.

She had originally been told gardaí would need only a two-line statement but at the garda station she said they told her they would need more detail.

She said she told them she was in a hurry. They asked her to sign a few pages and said they would work it out.

She said she thought they were just writing out that the man she had seen at a local bridge was Mr Bailey and said she did not give it a lot of thought.

She said she signed four or six or eight blank page. The statement identifies Mr Bailey as the man Ms Farrell saw.

She said she had not made it and the man was not Mr Bailey.

Witness claims gardaí said Bailey had killed Toscan Du Plantier (RTÉ)

Previously: Marie Farrell: ‘Why I Lied About Ian Bailey’

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Ian Bailey with partner Jules Thomas

Previously: ‘You’ll Be Found Dead In A Ditch With A Bullet In The Back Of Your Head’

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Ian Bailey (right) with partner Jules Thomas and solicitor Frank Buttimer

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Ian Bailey’s legal team lay out their opening statements in the High Court this morning as his civil action against the State, the Garda Commissioner and Attorney General gets under way.

Via Vivienne Traynor and Philip Boucher-Hayes