The Bailey verdict: what the judge said
On the evidence of Ian Bailey
"Mr Bailey was in the witness box for three and a half days. He was a very cool witness ... Mr Bailey likes the limelight, that he enjoys attention and notoriety....
I certainly would have no hesitation in describing Mr Bailey as a violent man."
On the evidence of Ms Jules Thomas
"Ms Thomas was an equally cool witness. Unpleasant things were put to her relating to violence. She tended to put this under the carpet, say it was due to drink, it was nothing at all."
On the evidence of Mr Alfie Lyons
"Mr Lyons gave evidence that he was 80-90 per cent sure he had introduced Ms du Plantier to Mr Bailey. On the balance of probabilities I accept his evidence."
On the evidence of Mrs Marie Farrell
"Mrs Farrell said she saw a man she later identified as Ian Bailey near the murder scene in the early hours of the morning.
"She said she came here reluctantly. On the balance of probabilities I accept what Mrs Farrell told me, that the man she saw at the bridge was in her view Ian Bailey."
On the evidence of Mr Malachi Reid
The judge said he accepted the evidence of Malachi Reid, who was a 14-year-old boy when Mr Bailey told him he had killed Ms du Plantier. "It was a form of bravado, trying to impress a 14-year-old boy."
On the evidence of Richard and Rosie Shelley
"They told me Mr Bailey said at the end of the night, 'I did it, I did it.'
Mr Bailey's evidence was that 'They say that I did it.' I accept
what Mr and Mrs Shelley told me."
On the evidence of Louise Kennedy and Brian Jackson
Mr Kennedy and Mr Jackson had given evidence that they saw fires on the Bailey/Thomas property on St Stephen's Day, and he accepted their evidence.
"However, as to what was burning, this could have been branches or some kind of timber."