Applause and tears in court as jury return unanimous guilty verdict against Jozef Puska
The memorial to murdered school teacher Ashling Murphy on the banks of the Grand Canal in Tullamore, Co Offaly, on the day Jozef Puska was convicted of her murder. Photograph: Laura Hutton
She and Puska, a 33-year-old native of Slovakia living in Mucklagh, Co Offaly, since 2015 with his wife and five children, were not known to each other, the Central Criminal Court heard.Ashling Murphy: Evidence concludes in murder trial of Jozef Puska Ms Murphy’s parents Ray and Kathleen, her sister Amy, brother Cathal and her long-time boyfriend Ryan Casey, sat together, supported by friends.
Mr Justice Hunt told the jury he agreed with their decision. “I’m glad you didn’t waste any more of your valuable time to deal with Puska’s nonsense, because that is what it was.” “Quite literally, you made sure nobody got away with murder,” the judge told the jury, before exempting them from jury service for 20 years.
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