Ashling Murphy trial: Family ‘relieved’ at Jozef Puska murder conviction
The brother of Ashling Murphy has described her killer as a “predator” and a “vicious monster” who deserves to be behind bars.
Jozef Puska, (33), a Slovakian national with an address at Lynally Grove, Mucklagh, Co Offaly, was on Thursday convicted of the murder of Ms Murphy, a 23-year-old schoolteacher.
The Offaly woman was stabbed to death while she was exercising on the Grand Canal near Tullamore, Co Offaly on January 12th, 2022. Mr Puska had denied the murder charge.
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- ‘We have evil in this room’: Judge tells Jozef Puska he will have ‘day of reckoning’ for murder of Ashling Murphy: Jozef Puska is facing a life sentence after being convicted by unanimous jury verdict of the murder of Ashling Murphy in Co Offaly early last year.
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