'The whole community is shocked and saddened': Man injured during assault in Cobh dies in hospital 

THE community of Cobh has been left shocked following the death of a man who was seriously injured during an alleged stabbing incident last week.

A postmortem examination is to take place tomorrow on the body of the man who had been receiving treatment at Cork University Hospital following the assault in Cobh on Friday.

Gardaí today confirmed that the man, aged in his 30s, had since died.

He has been named as Ian Baitson.

The man was seriously injured during an assault in a car park on Newtown Rd in Cobh at around 8.55pm on Friday.

He was taken to hospital where he was described as being in a critical condition, and he was pronounced dead this afternoon.

A Garda spokesperson said the results of a postmortem examination will determine the course of the investigation.

Gardaí investigating the assault said that an incident room has been established at Cobh Garda Station, and a senior investigating officer is leading the investigation.

A family liaison officer has also been appointed to keep the family of the deceased updated.

In Cobh, Fine Gael councillor Sinéad Sheppard said the community is shocked by the news.

“The whole community in Cobh is shocked and saddened and, of course, we are thinking of the family of the deceased man, they’re in our thoughts right now,” said Ms Sheppard.

“We have such a close, fabulous community here in Cobh and we’re all just shocked. It’s just so incredibly sad and my thoughts and prayers are with the family of the young man.”

Green Party councillor Alan O’Connor said he was sorry to hear the news of the man’s death and encouraged anyone who can assist gardaí in their investigation to come forward.

Gardaí are continuing to appeal for any witnesses to this incident to contact them.

In a statement, gardaí said: “Any road users who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) and were travelling on the Newtown Road between 8.45pm and 9.15pm are asked to make this footage available to gardaí.

“Anyone with any information is asked to contact Cobh Garda Station on 021 490 8530, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.”