Family of Sophie Toscan du Plantier 'fully respect' Bailey ceremony
The family of Sophie Toscan du Plantier said they do not believe it would be appropriate to comment on the scattering of Ian Bailey's ashes during a ceremony in west Cork on Friday.
The French filmmaker's uncle, Jean Pierre Gazeau, told Extra.ie: 'We want to fully respect the ceremony, so we don't have any comment to make.
'It's a private thing. We respect fully the kind of event and ceremony.' Sophie Toscan du Plantier. Pic: REX/Shutterstock
Ms Toscan du Plantier's family had called for Mr Bailey to be extradited to France, where a court found he was guilty of her murder in May 2019.
They recently criticised a new film by Jim Sheridan, Re-Creation, which focuses on what may have happened if an Irish jury had to deliberate on the case. Jim Sheridan. Pic: Juan)
Ms Toscan du Plantier's family described the movie as 'ethically questionable'.
Mr Gazeau said while they 'fully acknowledge' Mr Sheridan's reputation as a gifted and accomplished filmmaker, they 'regret he has chosen to apply his talent to a project based on questionable evidence'.
The six-time Oscar-nominated filmmaker defended his film, stating that it was not intended to cause distress to the family.
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