SAMPLE RESULT 

Ian Bailey ‘very disappointed’ after urine sample results confirm he was over drink-drive limit when lifted by cops

• Published: 19:46, 13 Apr 2023
• Updated: 19:47, 13 Apr 2023

RESULTS from a urine sample taken from Ian Bailey show he was over the drink-drive limit when he was arrested by Gardai last week.

The person of interest in the Sophie Toscan Du Plantier murder has received the positive test result in the last few days.

He was stopped and arrested by road traffic cops near his home outside Bantry, Co Cork, last Sunday week as he made his way back from a trad-fest in Schull.

Despite three attempts, Bailey failed to give an adequate breath sample and was taken to the nearest Garda station where he was asked to provide a urine sample.

He admitted at the time he had drunk a pint and a glass of wine but decided to drive after eating a meal.

It is not known how much he was over the legal drink drive limit

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However, he now faces prosecution, a €200 fine, three penalty points and a possible one-year driving ban depending on how much he was over the legal limit.

It is understood he is “very disappointed” at the test result but he is not making any public comment on the matter at this stage.

The 64-year-old former journalist is also a qualified barrister.

Whether he accepts his fate or decides to fight the case remains to be seen.