Ashling Murphy murder trial adjourned for day

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The trial of Jozef Puska for the murder of Ashling Murphy in January last year has been adjourned for the day after the jury was told it was not in a position to proceed today.

Mr Puska, who is 33 and from Mucklagh in Co Offaly, has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Ms Murphy at Grand Canal Way in Tullamore on 12 January 2022.However, the jurors were told by Mr Justice Tony Hunt that they had hit the"first speed bump" relating to the running of the trial.

The judge told them that for reasons he did not want to go into at the moment, they were not in a position to proceed.The judge told the jury that he had to consider further things and get further information but he said that it didn't concern them. Mr Justice Hunt told them"these kind of things happen" and delays can happen for various reasons. He told them not to speculate or worry about these things.

 

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