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'I feel guilty and I say I regret it': Jozef Puska admitted murder, garda tells Ashling Murphy trial

Date
2023-10-25

Stage
Trial

Primary locality
Tullamore

County
Offaly

Summary

During the Ashling Murphy murder trial, Garda Detective Sergeant Brian Jennings recorded that accused Jozef Puska admitted he committed the murder, saying "I did it, I murdered, I am the murderer" and expressed regret, stating "I feel guilty and I say I regret it." Puska, aged 33, was a person of interest and had been questioned at St James's Hospital after the victim's death on 12 January 2022. He claimed he had been attacked by two men in Blanchardstown, sustaining stomach injuries, and that he had no memory of the murder. Puska also said he had been planning to meet a woman in Dublin and that he had been told he was a suspect. The trial has not yet reached a verdict. Jozef Puska pleaded not guilty.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: 'I feel guilty and I say I regret it': Jozef Puska admitted murder, garda tells Ashling Murphy trial. Charges or matters: murdering Ms Murphy at Cappincur, Tullamore, Co Offaly on January 12th, 2022. Procedural stage: trial

When:

January 12 Incident
January 12th, 2022 Other
2023-10-25 Publication

Why: Through the interpreter, Mr Puska continued talking however, saying the reason he didn't answer earlier and the reason he was "pleading guilty" was because: "I don't want my family anything to happen to them, nothing bad to them. CNI source report