Ashling Murphy Murder Trial due to get underway before jury

Nine men and three women were sworn in to hear the case against Mr Puska, who denies murdering the 23-year-old schoolteacher.

Mr Puska, of Lynally Grove, Mucklagh, County Offaly, was arraigned before the Central Criminal Court yesterday.All going to plan, the prosecution, led by Ms Anne Marie Lawlor for the DPP, will outline its case against Jozef Puska. Yesterday she said there would be multiple witnesses from the Tullamore area, along with garda witnesses from the midlands and Dublin areas.

The opening statements are not technically evidence, but they do give both the prosecution and the defence their first chances to address the jury.

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