Ireland Named in reporting
Dylan Scannell
Born 1994, from the ages reported. 22 reports across 1 case, 25 Mar 2024 to 24 Jul 2025
Suspect: Dylan Scannell, Irish man, 31 (judged from name)Dylan Scannell
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, accused, suspect
- Born
- 1994, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Murder
- Where
- Co. Cork
- Reporting
- 22 reports, 25 Mar 2024 to 24 Jul 2025
- Outlets
- corkbeo.ie, irishmirror.ie, rte.ie, irishtimes.com, thejournal.ie
Photographs
as published, with the outlet's credit
Dylan Scannell, of O'Rahilly Street, in Cobh, was found guilty of murder
Photocredit not given by the outletvia rte.ie, 11 Jul 2025
Dylan Scannell had pleaded not guilty to the murder of Ian Baitson in Cobh in March 2024
PhotoCork Courts Limitedvia irishtimes.com, 4 Jun 2025
30-year-old Dylan Scannell of O’Rahilly Street in Cobh pictured at Midleton District Court in Co Cork charged in connection with the murder of 33-year-old father of two Ian Baitson
Photocredit not given by the outletvia corkbeo.ie, 4 Jun 2025Images are shown from the outlet that published them and link back to the article. Copyright stays with the credited photographer or agency.
Cases
latest first- Man sentenced to life for sword murder in Cobh Murder · Co. Cork
Ian Baitson, a 33-year-old chef and father of two, was struck behind the left knee with a sword by Dylan Scannell, a 31-year-old tattoo artist, at the Eurospar car park on Newtown Road, Cobh, Co Cork, on the evening of 15 March 2024, and died four days later at Cork University Hospital. Scannell was arrested in Cappoquin, Co Waterford, on 22 March 2024 and charged with murder at Midleton District Court on 25 March 2024. After a week-long trial at the Central Criminal Court in Cork, a jury unanimously convicted Scannell of murder on 4 June 2025. He was sentenced to life imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court on 11 July 2025.
Sentenced, 11 Jul 2025Convicted, accused, suspect · 22 reports
Timeline
every report naming Dylan Scannell, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 24 Jul2025Cobh murderer 'deserves every second' of life sentence, says victim's daughtersuspect, Dylan Scannell, 31, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dylan Scannell
- 14 Jul2025Girl, 14, whose dad was murdered in samurai sword attack blasts killerconvicted, Dylan Scannell, 31, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dylan Scannell
- 11 Jul2025Man jailed for life for murder of chef in Cobhconvicted, Dylan Scannell, 31, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dylan Scannell
- 11 Jul2025Tattoo artist sentenced to life imprisonment for murder of man with samurai swordconvicted, Dylan Scannell, 31, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dylan Scannell
- 4 Jun2025Tattoo artist found guilty of murder of chef in sword attackconvicted, Dylan Scannell, 31, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dylan Scannell
- 4 Jun2025Tattoo artist found guilty of Cobh 'samurai sword' murderaccused, Dylan Scannell, 31, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dylan Scannell
- 4 Jun2025Tattoo artist found guilty of murdering man he attacked with sword in Co Cork car parkconvicted, Dylan Scannell, 31, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dylan Scannell
- 4 Jun2025Tattoo artist found guilty of murder of chef in Cobhconvicted, Dylan Scannell, 31, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dylan Scannell
- 3 Jun2025Tattoo artist charged with sword murder says he 'only ever meant to scare him'accused, Dylan Scannell, 31, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dylan Scannell
- 3 Jun2025Murder accused insists he used sword to 'scare' victimaccused, Dylan Scannell, 31, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dylan Scannell
- 28 May2025Murder trial hears of texts between accused and victimaccused, Dylan Scannell, 30, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dylan Scannell
- 27 May2025Chef had leg ‘mostly severed’ in sword attack over debt dispute, murder trial toldsuspect, Dylan Scannell, 30, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dylan Scannell
- 27 May2025Murder trial hears chef died in Cork carpark after being attacked with swordaccused, Dylan Scannell, 30, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dylan Scannell
- 26 May2025Man pleads not guilty to murder of father-of-two in Eurospar car parkaccused, Dylan Scannell, 30, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dylan Scannell
- 6 Aug2024Murder accused charged with producing long-bladed swordaccused, Dylan Scannell, 30, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dylan Scannell
- 6 Aug2024Cobh murder accused charged with possession of long-bladed sword and cash linked to criminal activityaccused, Dylan Scannell, 30, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dylan Scannell
- 26 Mar2024Man accused of murdering Ian Baitson remanded in custodyaccused, Dylan Scannell, 30, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dylan Scannell
- 26 Mar2024Man charged with murder of Cobh chef Ian Baitson remanded in custody for 4 weeksaccused, Dylan Scannell, 30, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dylan Scannell
- 26 Mar2024Man accused of murdering chef in Cobh remanded in custody for four weeksaccused, Dylan Scannell, 30, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dylan Scannell
- 25 Mar2024Man (30) charged with murder of Ian Baitson in Cobh car parkaccused, Dylan Scannell, 30, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dylan Scannell
- 25 Mar2024Man appears in court charged with murder of Ian Baitson in Cobhaccused, Dylan Scannell, 30, named, irish (judged from name)Dylan Scannell
- 25 Mar2024Man charged with murder of Ian Baitson in Cobhaccused, Dylan Scannell, 30, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dylan Scannell
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