Du Plantier Murder case was Garda frame up

national | crime and justice | news report Thursday October 13, 2005 19:14 by Hilaal

The cookie crumbles

Marie Farell, a key witness in the placing of Ian Bailey at the bridge in Kealfadda, Goleen West Cork, the night of the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier has this evening come out with a truth that shows the entire Garda investigation was inept, corrupt and based on a fit-up and intimidation.

She confessed on TV3 that she was fed a story by Gardai and made false statements at their command. She was in fear of her life of them she said. Her solicitor Frank Buttimer has been in contact with the solicitor of Ian Bailey about the disclosure and is calling for an investigation into the matter.

The local man who actually was on the bridge at Kealfadda that night is still free and doing well while and those who spotted the sham frame up perpetrated by the Gardai have had many years of harassment and frame up themselves as this writer can attest.

Local vigilantes who tied nooses and threw petrol onto Baileys property have also been busy following, framing and spreading rumours about myself. I was called a “supporter of Bailey” when I wrote the article below and have had a busy time of it with Garda stop and searches of my person, my car and home.

I will be happy to co-operate with any inquiry, Garda or judicial or otherwise, into the Garda investigation of the du Plantier killing and cover-up. I have tried on many occasions to give a statement to five different Gardai about what I know about the person who was at Kealfadda bridge that night but on every occasion they changed the subject, ignored what I was saying or walked away. One of these was a detective Garda and a Garda , two were ordinary Gardai, one of whom was on the scene when the body was discovered, and another was a superintendent. None would refer me to the squad investigating the murder.