Jozef Puska convicted of murdering Ashling Murphy

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Jozef Puska was convicted of murdering Ashling Murphy at the Central Criminal Court, reported on 9 November 2023; the jury returned a unanimous verdict after a trial lasting just over three weeks.

Murphy was killed in a random stabbing beside the Grand Canal in Tullamore on 12 January 2022. Puska had pleaded not guilty.

The jury found Puska guilty. He was due to be sentenced to the mandatory life term after victim impact evidence; the report said sentencing was set for 17 November.