Ireland Named in reporting
Ian Baitson
Born 1991, from the ages reported. 36 reports across 1 case, 15 Mar 2024 to 24 Jul 2025
Victim: Ian Baitson, Irish man, 33 (judged from name)Ian BaitsonVictim: Mr Baitson, Irish man (judged from name)Mr Baitson
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Victim
- Born
- 1991, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Murder
- Where
- Co. Cork
- Reporting
- 36 reports, 15 Mar 2024 to 24 Jul 2025
- Outlets
- corkbeo.ie, irishmirror.ie, rte.ie, irishtimes.com, thejournal.ie, garda.ie
Photographs
as published, with the outlet's credit
Ian Baitson - RIP
Photocredit not given by the outletvia corkbeo.ie, 24 Jul 2025
Chef and father-of-two Ian Baitson died at Cork University Hospital on 19 March 2024
Photocredit not given by the outletvia rte.ie, 11 Jul 2025
Ian Baitson (33) died four days after being attacked with a samuari sword by Dylan Scannell in Cobh, Co Cork on March 15th, 2024
PhotoFamily handout/PA Wirevia irishtimes.com, 11 Jul 2025
Ian Baitson
Photocredit not given by the outletvia irishmirror.ie, 3 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 2025Victim · 36 reports
Timeline
every report naming Ian Baitson, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 24 Jul2025Cobh murderer 'deserves every second' of life sentence, says victim's daughtervictim, Ian Baitson, 33, male, irish (judged from name)Ian Baitson
- 14 Jul2025Girl, 14, whose dad was murdered in samurai sword attack blasts killervictim, Ian Baitson, 33, male, irish (judged from name)Ian Baitson
- 11 Jul2025Man jailed for life for murder of chef in Cobhvictim, Ian Baitson, 33, male, irish (judged from name)Ian Baitson
- 11 Jul2025Tattoo artist sentenced to life imprisonment for murder of man with samurai swordvictim, Ian Baitson, 33, male, irish (judged from name)Ian Baitson
- 4 Jun2025Tattoo artist found guilty of murder of chef in sword attackvictim, Ian Baitson, 33, male, irish (judged from name)Ian Baitson
- 4 Jun2025Tattoo artist found guilty of Cobh 'samurai sword' murdervictim, Ian Baitson, 33, male, irish (judged from name)Ian Baitson
- 4 Jun2025Tattoo artist found guilty of murdering man he attacked with sword in Co Cork car parkvictim, Ian Baitson, 33, male, irish (judged from name)Ian Baitson
- 4 Jun2025Tattoo artist found guilty of murder of chef in Cobhvictim, Ian Baitson, 33, male, irish (judged from name)Ian Baitson
- 3 Jun2025Tattoo artist charged with sword murder says he 'only ever meant to scare him'victim, Ian Baitson, 33, male, irish (judged from name)Ian Baitson
- 3 Jun2025Murder accused insists he used sword to 'scare' victimvictim, Ian Baitson, 33, male, irish (judged from name)Ian Baitson
- 28 May2025Murder trial hears of texts between accused and victimvictim, Ian Baitson, 33, male, irish (judged from name)Ian Baitson
- 27 May2025Chef had leg ‘mostly severed’ in sword attack over debt dispute, murder trial toldvictim, Ian Baitson, 33, male, irish (judged from name)Ian Baitson
- 27 May2025Murder trial hears chef died in Cork carpark after being attacked with swordvictim, Ian Baitson, male, irish (judged from name)Ian Baitson
- 26 May2025Man pleads not guilty to murder of father-of-two in Eurospar car parkvictim, Ian Baitson, 33, male, irish (judged from name)Ian Baitson
- 6 Aug2024Murder accused charged with producing long-bladed swordvictim, Ian Baitson, 33, irish (judged from name)Ian Baitson
- 6 Aug2024Cobh murder accused charged with possession of long-bladed sword and cash linked to criminal activityvictim, Ian Baitson, 33, maleIan Baitson
- 26 Mar2024Man accused of murdering Ian Baitson remanded in custodyvictim, Ian Baitson, irish (judged from name)Ian Baitson
- 26 Mar2024Man charged with murder of Cobh chef Ian Baitson remanded in custody for 4 weeksvictim, Ian Baitson, 33, male, irish (judged from name)Ian Baitson
- 26 Mar2024Man accused of murdering chef in Cobh remanded in custody for four weeksvictim, Ian Baitson, 33, maleIan Baitson
- 25 Mar2024Man (30) charged with murder of Ian Baitson in Cobh car parkvictim, Ian Baitson, 33, male, irish (judged from name)Ian Baitson
- 25 Mar2024Man appears in court charged with murder of Ian Baitson in Cobhvictim, Ian Baitson, 33, irish (judged from name)Ian Baitson
- 25 Mar2024Man charged with murder of Ian Baitson in Cobhvictim, Ian Baitson, male, irish (judged from name)Ian Baitson
- 24 Mar2024Man charged in relation to fatal Cobh assaultvictim, Ian Baitson, maleIan Baitson
- 24 Mar2024Man due in court in connection with Ian Baitson murdervictim, Ian Baitson, 33, male, irish (judged from name)Ian Baitson
- 23 Mar2024Arrest in Ian Baitson murder investigation in Corkvictim, Ian Baitson, 33, male, irish (judged from name)Ian Baitson
- 23 Mar2024Arrest made in Cobh as family of chef killed with sword thank all who helped himvictim, Ian Baitson, 32, male, irish (judged from name)Ian Baitson
- 23 Mar2024Gardaí investigating killing of Ian Baitson arrest man on suspicion of murdervictim, Ian Baitson, 33, male, irish (judged from name)Ian Baitson
- 20 Mar2024Full murder probe begins as Gardai hunt killer of Cobh chef attacked with swordvictim, Ian Baitson, 33, male, irish (judged from name)Ian Baitson
- 20 Mar2024Gardai launch murder probe into fatal sword attack on tragic father Ian Baitsonvictim, Ian Baitson, 32, male, irish (judged from name)Ian Baitson
- 20 Mar2024Investigation into death of man in Cobh following sword attack upgraded to murder inquiryvictim, Mr Baitson, male, irish (judged from name)Mr Baitson
- 20 Mar2024Gardaí launch murder investigation as chief suspect identified in fatal Cobh attackvictim, Ian Baitson, 33, male, irish (judged from name)Ian Baitson
- 20 Mar2024Murder investigation launched following Cobh assaultvictim, Ian Baitson, 33, male, irish (judged from name)Ian Baitson
- 19 Mar2024Man (33) dies following sword attack in Co Corkvictim, Ian Baitson, 33, male, irish (judged from name)Ian Baitson
- 19 Mar2024Man dies in hospital after assault in Cork car parkvictim, Ian Baitson, 33, male, irish (judged from name)Ian Baitson
- 15 Mar2024Update - Serious Assault Investigation in Cobh, County Cork - March 15, 2024victim, Ian BaitsonIan Baitson
- 15 Mar2024Arrest - Fatal Assault, Cobh, Co.Cork - Friday 15th March 2024victim, Ian Baitson, irish (judged from name)Ian Baitson
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