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BBC News
6 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Cobh: Dylan Scannell found guilty of murdering Ian Baitson with sword
A man who attacked a father of two with a sword in a County Cork car park has been found guilty of murder. Ian Baitson died in hospital in March last year, four days after being injured in the assault on the Newtown Road in 33 year old had a "sub-total amputation" of his left leg and suffered catastrophic bleeding, the court Scannell, 31, of O'Rahilly Street in Cobh, had pleaded guilty to manslaughter but the jury found him guilty of murder. Mr Baitson, who worked as a chef, died at Cork University Hospital on 19 March artist Scannell now faces a mandatory life sentence. The jury at the Central Criminal Court in Cork took just over four hours to deliver their verdict, according to Irish broadcaster RTÉ. It reported that the judge excused them from any further jury service for the next five years.
BreakingNews.ie
6 days ago
- General
- BreakingNews.ie
Tattoo artist who attacked young chef with sword found guilty of murder
A tattoo artist who attacked a young chef with a sword has been found guilty of murder. Jurors at the Central Criminal Court in Cork took just over four hours to unanimously convict Dylan Scannell of the murder of father-of-two Ian Baitson (33). The loved ones of Mr Baitson hugged each other and wept when the verdict was returned. Advertisement The jury at the week-long trial heard evidence that Scannell (31) struck Mr Baitson from behind the left knee with a sword at the Eurospar car park on Newtown Road in Cobh, Co Cork, on the evening of March 15th, 2024. The trial heard that such was the ferocity of the attack that the sword cut through muscle, artery and bone. Mr Baitson was rushed to hospital for emergency surgery. However, he died four days later. Ian Baitson Scannell will receive a mandatory life sentence at a sentencing hearing in Cork on July 11th. Ms Justice Eileen Creedon thanked the jury for their diligent service in a 'difficult' case. She excused them from jury service for a period of five years. Advertisement Victim impact statements will be prepared prior to the sentencing hearing. The evidence at the trial was that Scannell had previously sent Mr Baitson a text where he threatened to chop off his fingers because of a drug debt, which he at one point claimed amounted to €2,500. Mr Baitson had texted him back insisting that he only owed him a couple of hundred euro. Scannell had admitted the manslaughter of Mr Baitson but had denied murder. On the night of the attack, Mr Baitson had €185 in his pocket which he planned to give to Scannell. However, the evidence was that he never got the chance to hand over the money. Advertisement Instead Scannell emerged from a car in the car park and attacked him with a sword. Mr Baitson had told his mother, Helen Goggin, that he was going to the shop on the evening of March 15th, 2024. He said he would be back to the family home in Newtown in Cobh in about 10 minutes. Twenty minutes later she heard sirens. She was informed that her son had been attacked and she rushed to his side at Cork University Hospital. Ms Goggin wept during the trial as she gave evidence that four days later 'they had to turn off the machine' at the hospital. Advertisement Evidence was also given at the trial by assistant State pathologist Dr Margaret Bolster. She said a postmortem indicated that Mr Baitson had died of haemorrhage and shock complicated by brain damage due to lack of blood supply from an injury caused by sharp force. What she described as a single blow from a sharp weapon like a samurai sword caused a fracture to the knee bone and sliced through the two bones below the knee — the tibia and fibula. Scannell, of O'Rahilly Street in Cobh, Co Cork, opted to evidence at the trial. Advertisement He said he was 'sorry' for what had occurred. Scannell said he had supplied Mr Baitson with drugs and had also loaned him money for a debt he owed to a third party. He insisted that Mr Baitson was his friend and that he would give anything to turn back the clock. Scannell said that at the time he was having trouble himself as he owed money to another person. He admitted that he was a drug addict during this period and was 'paranoid' when he went to meet Mr Baitson in the car park. Scannell insisted that he brought the sword to the car park for 'protection' and never intended to harm Mr Baitson. 'I just wanted to scare him. I didn't want to hurt anyone. I didn't think that by hitting him in the leg I would cause him any damage. I want to say I'm sorry. I would do anything to take it back.' Following the attack Mr Scannell drove to an area near the harbour in Cobh and threw the sword in to the water. During cross-examination, prosecuting senior counsel Donal O'Sullivan put it to Scannell that his remorse was superficial in nature. 'You are sorry. But only for yourself.' The trial heard that Mr Baitson was a fit and healthy man who ran road races. He had given up alcohol six months prior to his death. Ireland Tattoo artist charged with murder with sword said... Read More He was employed as a chef and had two children with whom he had a loving relationship. Mourners at his funeral on March 27th, 2024, were told that he was a 'lovable rogue.' Fr Tom McDermott said that Mr Baitson was the 'happiest he had ever been' in the period before he died having just participated in a charity run. He also also been preparing for a marathon. His family also expressed gratitude to all those who assisted Mr Baitson when he was attacked in the car park. His brother, Richard, said that bystanders, paramedics and hospital staff had by their actions given them four more precious days with him prior to his death.
Daily Mail
03-06-2025
- Health
- Daily Mail
Brit suffers epic tattoo blunder after Spanish tattoo artist misunderstood her instructions - can YOU see what he did wrong?
A British teen suffered an epic tattoo blunder when the Spanish artist she visited on holiday failed to understand her trendy Gen Z design. Millie Nicholls was set to be inked with what's been dubbed Gen Z's answer to 90s tribal tattoos on the last day of a family holiday to Spain last month. The 19-year-old from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, opted for an arm-length cybersigilism design featuring ancient sigil symbols, believed to have 'powers', and futuristic spiky line work during her trip to Andalusia. Happy with the sketch the tattoo artist provided on his iPad, she settled in for a wince-inducing inking session, opting to look away as he got to work. But her holiday joy soon turned to horror when she looked down at her right arm and spotted the huge mistake. Instead of what she wanted, she claimed the 'lazy' artist copied the sketch in its entirety, tattooing the design as well as the hand and arm outline onto her. Stunned, Ms Nicholls asked if he could rectify the 'horrible' tattoo leading to him attempting to shade the inking that had taken less than an hour to do. The teen, who will now have to fork out hundreds of pounds getting it blasted off, is warning people to do their research before getting a tattoo abroad. She said: 'The day before we messaged the guy on Instagram asking to book in for the next morning. 'He seemed professional on his Instagram. Before I got the tattoo he pulled up the design on his iPad to print the stencil out. 'When he was doing my fingers, it really, really hurt. I was looking away and I was looking at my mum and she was holding my hand. 'There was ink all over my hand so I couldn't really see when I did look. 'He stopped and washed it away and I looked and my mum asked me if I asked for that [the line around my hand]. 'I said "no I didn't ask for that", he'd just done that. 'It wasn't done at that point but it would have looked really stupid if I didn't let him finish it and then he tried shading it to make it look better but it just made it stand out more. 'He said he'd shade it for no extra charge. He did it and it just looked worse.' Horrified Millie says she was 'shocked' by the tattoo artist's mistake and will now have to save-up to 'go through the pain' of laser tattoo removal. Millie said: 'He did the design pretty good. He could have gone a bit deeper in some places because it's already fading. 'I found an artist in the UK to fix that. When I realised [his mistake] all I could think of was "I really hope it fades away". 'It's going to be on my body for the rest of my life and there's no way that I could get a cover up to fix this. 'I didn't know what to say to him, I think I was just in shock until I got home. 'I have to walk around with this now and all my co-workers are always asking me why he did that and I don't know, I really don't know. 'Laser tattoo removal is expensive so I'm obviously going to have to save up for it. 'Tattoo removal hurts a lot more. I went through the pain of getting the tattoo done, I went through the pain of seeing how horrible it was and now I have to go through the pain of getting it removed.' Ms Nicholls said her sister has now been blocked by the tattoo artist on social media and she is warning other people to do their research before going to get a tattoo abroad. The disgruntled teen said: 'When we messaged him it was on my sister's Instagram and she can't find the messages anymore. 'I reckon he's blocked us and I can't remember the name of the studio. I think he's probably seen the TikTok and blocked us. 'I made another video and I blocked his face out of it because I didn't want to be that kind of person but I think he blocked us. 'I think because we told him that it was our last day there, he didn't really care about doing our tattoos that much. 'I'd say dig deeper than I did and do more research. 'Maybe speak to people that have got tattoos. Don't go on your last day because they know they'll never see you again if they mess up. 'If the tattoo is 50 euros or less than that's a big red flag. 'For all of the stuff they use to do your tattoo it costs them about 50 euros so they wouldn't be making any profit unless they're using cheap stuff.
Times
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Times
Court battle over estate of star tattooist-turned-royal handyman
A legal battle has erupted over the estate of a renowned tattoo artist who counted members of the Sex Pistols among his clients before becoming the Queen's handyman. Dennis Cockell was a fixture at the Diamond Jacks studio in Soho, London, where he tattooed stars of the 1980s pop music scene such as Adam Ant, the Stray Cats and Bananarama. Cockell retired from full-time tattooing in 2007 and launched a second career as a handyman at Buckingham Palace. He died three years ago, aged 74, leaving an estate valued at £413,000, which is now at the centre of a High Court dispute. On opposing sides are Cockell's wife and the mother of five of his children, Fong Yuet Cockell, and a daughter in Australia whom
Daily Mail
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Bitter inheritance row after 'secret' daughter of rockstar tattoo artist who became the Queen's handyman demands share of his £413k estate from his disabled widow to make up for the 'overwhelming grief' from his death
A legendary tattoo artist who became the Queen's handyman is at the centre of a bitter inheritance fight between his widow and his 'secret' daughter. Dennis Cockell, who shot to fame as a rockstar tattoo artist in the 1980s London music scene before transitioning into an 'odd-job' man at Buckingham Palace, left behind a £413,000 estate when he died aged 74 in 2022. But the six-figure fortune is now at the centre of a High Court battle between his wife and mother of five of his children, Fong Yuet Cockell, 65, and a daughter in Australia whom she had no idea existed. Fong only learned of Cindylee Cockell's existence when she filed a claim for 'reasonable provision' from Mr Cockell's estate, before proving he was her father through DNA testing. Cindylee, 57, now claims she needs a payout because the 'overwhelming grief' of his death - and her mother's passing shortly afterwards - has rendered her so depressed and anxious she is unable to work. She is suing her father's widow, who inherited all of the tattoo legend's wealth, and her half-sister Natalie Fong Cockell, as executor of his estate. She is seeking £42,500 plus a valuable sheet of her father's tattoo flash which is worth thousands. A flash is a pre-designed tattoo artwork which is displayed in parlours for customers to choose from. Fong is fighting the claim, denying that Cindylee is so grief stricken that she can't support herself financially by working and claiming that she could be forced to sell her home if she is ordered to make the payout her husband's daughter wants. Originally from Worcester, Mr Cockell shot to fame in 1980s London after tattooing stars including The Sex Pistols Steve Jones, TV presenter Paula Yates and punk rockers 999 and Adam Ant. His first London studio was on Finchley Road and he later set up 'Diamond Jack's' in Soho close to the Raymond Revue Bar. He married Fong in 1982 and the pair had five children, starting a family together in a £900,000 house in Mill Hill, north London. After retiring from full time tattooing in 2007, Mr Cockell took on another role as an 'odd-job man at Buckingham Palace' during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II until his death in 2022. He was being paid £14,500 a year for his efforts towards the upkeep of the Royal estate, the widow's barrister Nicholas Michael told the judge, Deputy Master Timothy Bowles. But unknown to his wife, he had a child already from a previous relationship, Cindylee, who London's High Court was told claims he had promised to move from Australia to London and support financially prior to his death. Giving evidence via a videolink from Sydney, Australia, where she lives, Cindylee told the judge that she had been two years old when she learned that Mr Cockell was her father. She had visited him in London four times before his death and the pair had made plans that she would move to the city and take a £23,000 a year job in one of his tattoo parlours as a receptionist once her three children had finished school, she said. She had formerly worked as a nanny and a PA but is now on 'Australian Jobseekers Allowance' having been signed off by her doctor as incapable of working for 'years' due to severe 'anxiety and depression'. She says her mental health battles have been triggered by the death of her father - followed shortly by that of her mother a few months later. Cindylee told the judge that she needs the money from her father's estate because he promised to support her, is incapable of looking after herself by working at the moment and has 'exhausted' her savings. 'The death of my father and mother had a devastating effect on my day to day life,' she told the judge. 'I have anxiety and depression which have been exacerbated by overwhelming grief.' But Mr Michael, for Mr Cockell's widow, denied she is incapable of work and also insisted the estate owes her nothing. He said that Fong had been forced to sell the £900,000 house she shared with Mr Cockell because she could not afford to keep it on after his death and the expenses of downsizing have left £413,000 in the estate which she now needs all of to live. 'Fong is registered disabled and suffers depression,' he said. 'She is too old now to work. 'Fong, who is the sole beneficiary, was in a long marriage with the deceased and they were dependent on a joint income and latterly on the deceased's pension. 'Fong's income is plainly inadequate and does not match her needs. A successful claim would force Fong to sell her home. 'The deceased had no obligations and responsibilities towards Cindylee, but was married to Fong and she depended on the deceased financially and emotionally. 'Fong was unaware of Cindylee prior to the claim and required her to prove that she is the biological daughter of the deceased. 'Cindylee is an adult who is either in work or is capable of finding work and in fact working and there is no cogent or reliable evidence to suggest otherwise. 'It is apparent that Cindylee is able to sustain her station in life via the benefits she receives, and there is no cogent or reliable evidence to suggest otherwise. 'Cindylee's financial resources match her financial needs. It is averred that even if Cindylee suffers from depression/anxiety, this does not prevent her from working. 'Cindylee was estranged from the deceased until she was eight. After that she only met him on a few sporadic occasions and she has never been financially dependent on the deceased. 'Cindylee has failed to satisfy the the provision was necessary for her maintenance to enable her to discharge the cost of her daily living at the standard appropriate to her. 'The claim should be dismissed.' The judge is expected to reserve his decision in the case until a later date.
