Jozef Puska sentenced to life for Ashling Murphy murder

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Jozef Puska was sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering Ashling Murphy at the Central Criminal Court, reported on 17 November 2023.

The murder took place beside the Grand Canal in Tullamore on 12 January 2022.

Mr Justice Tony Hunt imposed the sentence after victim impact statements from Ms Murphy’s family and her partner, Ryan Casey.

The judge said he could not set a minimum term and that a whole-life term would have to be considered if he had that power.

A jury found Puska guilty the previous week; the sentencing report said he had been convicted after a trial.