Gardaí investigating Ian Baitson killing in Cobh arrest man on suspicion of murder

Ian Baitson, 32, died at CUH on Tuesday, four days after suffering severe slash wounds when he was attacked with a sword

It is understood that Ian Baitson was attacked after approaching a man in a car, who fled the scene immediately after the attack

Gardaí investigating the killing of Ian Baitson in Cobh, Co Cork have arrested a man on suspicion of murder.

The man, aged in his 30s, is being held at a garda station in Co Cork since Friday evening under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.