A man who died after he was attacked with a samurai sword in County Cork has been named.
Ian Baitson died yesterday at Cork University Hospital (CUH) following the attack in Cobh on Friday night.
Armed Gardaí carried out a search of a house in Cobh yesterday evening at around the same time it was announced the 32-year-old father of one had died.
He had been in a critical condition at CUH following emergency surgery on a traumatic leg injury.
An incident room has been set up at Cobh Garda station.
A Garda family liaison officer has been appointed and investigating officers have appealed for any witnesses or drivers with dash camera footage from Newtown Road in Cobh to contact them.
A post mortem will take place later today which Gardaí say will determine the course of their investigation.
