French prosecutors demand 30-year prison term for Briton Bailey Prosecutors demand the maximum prison sentence of 30 years for British citizen Ian Bailey, who has been tried in absentia by a Paris court since Monday. He stands accused of murdering Sophie Toscan du Plantier, the wife of a prominent film Producer, in December 1996 in Ireland. He is being tried in absentia after Ireland, Bailey's country of residence, refused to extradite the 62-year-old former journalist over the killing. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES