Father of murdered movie producer Sophie Toscan du Plantier dies in Paris

The daddy of murdered French producer Sophie Toscan du Plantier, Georges Bouniol, has died in Paris on the age of 98.

He died in hospital along with his household at his bedside, after a long time of in search of justice for his 39-year-old daughter.

The battered physique of Mrs Toscan du Plantier was discovered on a lonely path close to her vacation dwelling in Toormore, close to Schull, County Cork, two days earlier than Christmas 1996.

His aged dad and mom, Georges and Marguerite Bouniol, typically made an annual go to from Paris the place they lived in west Cork to mark the anniversary of his homicide.

They often traveled to attend a birthday mass for his or her daughter with their son Bertrand and Pierre-Louis, Sophie’s son.

Mr. Bouniol’s dying comes just a few days after the twenty eighth anniversary of his daughter’s homicide.

The principle suspect in her homicide, Ian Bailey, died in Cork in January this 12 months, aged 66.

The British journalist was questioned twice by police investigating her dying, however was by no means charged with the homicide.

Mr Bailey has lengthy denied any involvement in her dying.

Mr Bailey, who lived at The Prairie in Schull, was convicted of homicide in his absence by a French courtroom in Could 2019. The three-judge tribunal handed down a 25-year sentence.

In October 2020, the Excessive Court docket of Eire rejected an try by French authorities to extradite him for the homicide.

In September this 12 months, Taoiseach Simon Harris mentioned a cold-case evaluate into his homicide must be accomplished earlier than a call on an investigation was made.

Tánaiste Micheál Martin additionally criticized the best way the justice system dealt with the case, saying Eire had failed to seek out and convict a assassin.