Witness at Cobh murder trial said he saw man holding a sword and striking another man on the leg

Witness was sitting in his car in a shopping centre car park when he saw the assault and said the victim was on the ground 'shouting and roaring for help', court heard

Dylan Scannell denies the murder of Ian Baitson but admits manslaughter. Picture: Dan Linehan

A witness at the Cobh murder trial described how he was sitting in his car in a shopping centre car park when a man held a sword in both hands and struck the victim twice on the leg.

Prosecution senior counsel Donal O’Sullivan said the victim owed the accused money and had been repaying the debt bit by bit but phone messages from the accused were becoming more threatening.