Man charged with fatal Cobh assault of Ian Baitson

The man in his 30s who was arrested as part of this investigation has been charged and is expected to appear before Midleton District Court on Monday morning.
Man charged with fatal Cobh assault of Ian Baitson

Michael Bolton

A man has been charged with the fatal assault of a man in Cobh, County Cork earlier this week.

The man in his 30s who was arrested as part of this investigation has been charged and is expected to appear before Midleton District Court on Monday morning.

Ian Baitson was assaulted shortly before 9pm Friday March 15th in the Eurospar car-park on the Newtown Road in Cobh.

He was taken to Cork University Hospital for treatment, where he died from his injuries on Tuesday.

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