The son of the murdered French woman Sophie Toscan du Plantier said the family had “great expectations” after last night’s dramatic Garda statement confirmed the review of the incident file.
A review of the files previously submitted to DPP has found a clear new way to investigate. The result is a full reassessment.
Detectives have investigated potential new evidence over the past 12 months and interviewed many potential witnesses in the wake of two well-known documentaries about the incident screened by Sky TV and Netflix.
Gardai is currently in the process of conducting a full review of the case files. Such reviews have been conducted three times in 20 years.
Speaking today, Toscan du Plantier’s son Pierre Louis Bodi Vinault said he was informed about the development at lunchtime yesterday.
“My family and I are deeply involved in the fight for justice,” Baudy-Vignaud told News At One at RTÉ Radio One.
“We were expecting this. There are great expectations for this new large-scale survey by the review team.
“I think this new investigation is in a sense. Gardai is aware that there were some mistakes during the first investigation, so we will do a new investigation with new technology.”
I continued. “Maybe there’s also new evidence released in the last few months after my proceedings, after the Netflix and Jim Sheridan movies. If they’re starting a new investigation, they’ll have new evidence. I’m sure I know there is. “
Baudy-Vignaud, who was 15 years old when his mother was murdered, confirmed that he had received many contacts from the general public following last year’s documentary.
I added; “For my mother and the people who live in that country, I think we should end this investigation.
“First of all, it’s for my mother, and then for Irish justice, I think they need to end this case.”
One of the promising areas is the development of M-Vac technology, which proved to be good at extracting DNA deep inside rock surfaces that was not detected by conventional cotton swab technology 25 years ago.
Gardai is a bagged bloody rock and concrete block used to beat and kill a 39-year-old filmmaker at a villa in Toormore, near Sur, Cork, on the night of December 23, 1996. Still owns.
She was the mother of Pierre Louis Bodi Vinault and was a child at the time. Late x 2 show For people to provide information related to the murder of his mother.
While other statements were gathered in the wake of the Netflix and Sky documentary series, there was a reaction to the call. Both have attracted a large audience in Ireland and the Netflix series has been well received in several countries abroad.
One of the claims made – it was revealed by Irish Independent – It was alleged that he admitted that he helped handle bloody clothes in the wake of Sophie’s murder.
It is understood that local investigators have obtained supporting evidence related to the circumstances surrounding the claim.
The new investigation includes the original case file, which includes a witness statement, a detailed analysis of potentially new evidence submitted after 2019, and a review of new forensic or technical examinations that may be appropriate. Contains a complete review of.
This complete cold case review leads to “recommendations” for executives who are still pursuing active ongoing investigations.
Currently, progress in two respects, old and new, could lead to a revised and comprehensive file, with further support for the central claim to the DPP office for a new decision on whether to prosecute. Will be transferred.
The decision to open a cold case review was made after Ian Bailey, 64, who was the focus of repeated demands for deportation by the French authorities, officially wrote to the Garda Commissioner last year for such a review. .. He said it would exempt him from engaging in brutal crimes.
A Manchester-born poet and freelance journalist was convicted of absentia in a court in Paris in 2019 and sentenced to 25 years in prison. An Irish court refused to allow him to be handed over.
He protested innocently and repeatedly, claiming that the Paris trial was a “tragedy.”
In response to last night’s news, Bailey said: So I’m obviously happy to hear that my request has been accessed.
“I have always said that I would be happy if I could cooperate with something related to this case in a meaningful way.”
Bailey was arrested twice in 1997 and 1998 for being cross-examined by Gardai in connection with their investigation, both of which were released without charge.
Last December, Sophie’s family, led by her son Baudey-Vignaud, staged a private monument in Paris to commemorate her 25th anniversary.
Baudey-Vignaud is currently at the forefront of a campaign to see justice take place for his mother. His eldest daughter was named Sophie in honor of her grandmother.
Last month, the Irish Prime Minister called the case “a continuous stain on Irish society.” The case was filed with the Prime Minister of Ireland when French President Emmanuel Macron visited Ireland. He appealed to confessed suspect Ian Bailey to come to France for a new trial.
Ms. Plantier was severely beaten on December 23, 1996, when she fled outside her home on suspicion of an intruder hours before she was scheduled to return to France to spend Christmas with her family.
She died after an enthusiastic attack beaten by heavy rocks after being wasted in the lane from her house trying to escape the attacker.
The barbarian she was attacked shocked both the locals and the veteran Gardai, with about 50 hits. No one has been charged with the murder in Ireland.