Armed gardaí raid homes in Cobh after man dies following Samurai sword attack

The victim has been named locally as Ian Baitson, 32, a young father and chef who lived in the town

Ian Baitson, who died in hospital after an assault last Friday.

Armed gardaí raided homes in Cobh, Co Cork, on Tuesday following the death of a man who was critically injured in a sword attack in the town four days ago.

Members of the Armed Support Unit swooped on a house in the Springfield Park area of the town just hours after the victim of last Friday’s vicious assault died in Cork University Hospital (CUH).