Jozef Puska abandons murder conviction appeal

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Jozef Puska abandoned his murder conviction appeal at the Court of Appeal on 10 July 2026.

Puska is serving a life sentence for the murder of Ashling Murphy, who was killed beside a canal towpath outside Tullamore, Co Offaly, on 12 January 2022.

The Court of Appeal received a notice of abandonment completed by Puska that morning, and the presiding judge acknowledged the appeal had been abandoned.

A separate issue concerning whether his life sentence should be backdated was listed for mention on 16 July 2026 before a three-judge panel.