Ireland Ashling Murphy murder trial: jury sent away for a day after a delay
Ashling Murphy, a 23-year-old primary school teacher and traditional Irish musician, died after an alleged assault on January 12, 2022, while she was out running along the Grand Canal in Tullamore, Co Offaly. Jozef Puska, a 33-year-old Slovak man of Lynally Grove in Tullamore, is charged with her murder and pleaded not guilty. His trial began before a jury at the Central Criminal Court on October 17, and on a later day the jury was sent away until Thursday after an unexplained delay that Mr Justice Tony Hunt called a speed bump. The judge said he was hopeful the trial would resume on Thursday, when the prosecution was expected to finish its case within a day. Links on the Irish Times page also point to later reports of a conviction and an appeal, but those headlines are undated and not confirmed in the articles.
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Jozef Puska is charged with murdering Ashling Murphy and pleaded not guilty.
- Where
- Ashling Murphy was out for a run along the Grand Canal and was killed at Cappincur, Tullamore, Co Offaly.
- When
- Ashling Murphy died on January 12, 2022.
- Cause
- Ashling Murphy died after an alleged assault, and the trial heard she died from 11 stab wounds to her neck.
- Other details
- Ashling Murphy was 23, a primary school teacher and a traditional Irish musician.
- Jozef Puska is a 33-year-old Slovak man, described as a native of Slovakia living in Ireland for 12 years, of Lynally Grove, Tullamore, Co Offaly.
- Links on the Irish Times page refer to later headlines about an appeal against a murder conviction, but these are undated and not reported in the article text.
- In court
- Jozef Puska is standing trial before a jury at the Central Criminal Court, which started on October 17.
- Mr Justice Tony Hunt told the jury of nine men and three women that the trial had hit its first delay, which he called a speed bump.
- The jury was sent away until Thursday, with the judge saying the trial could not proceed that day for reasons he did not want to give at that stage.
- The judge asked the jury not to speculate about the delay and said delays can happen for various reasons.
- Investigation
- The prosecution has two more witnesses to call before it concludes its case, with evidence expected to finish within a day.
- Sentence
- The murder charge carries a mandatory life sentence if Jozef Puska is convicted.
22 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe trial of a man accused of murdering Ashling Murphy continued on Thursday. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereAshling Murphy was out for a run along the Grand Canal in Tullamore, Co Offaly. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereAshling Murphy was killed at Cappincur, Tullamore. (irishtimes.com)
- whenAshling Murphy died on January 12, 2022. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe murder took place on January 12th, 2022. (irishtimes.com)
- causeAshling Murphy died after an alleged assault. (irishmirror.ie)
- causeAshling Murphy died as a result of 11 stab wounds to her neck, the trial heard. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe prosecution has two more witnesses to call before it concludes its case, with evidence expected to finish within a day. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeJozef Puska is charged with Ashling Murphy's murder. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeJozef Puska pleaded not guilty to the murder of Ashling Murphy. (irishtimes.com)
- courtJozef Puska is standing trial before the Central Criminal Court. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe trial started on October 17. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe judge said the trial could not proceed that day for reasons he did not give. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe jury was told to come back the next day at 11:15. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe jury hearing the trial of a man accused of the murder of teacher Ashling Murphy has been sent away until Thursday. (irishtimes.com)
- courtMr Justice Tony Hunt said the trial had hit its first delay, which he called a speed bump. (irishtimes.com)
- courtMr Puska was arraigned before the jury on October 17th and the prosecution opened its case the following day. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceThe murder charge carries a mandatory life sentence if convicted. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherJozef Puska is of Lynally Grove in Tullamore, Co Offaly. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherAshling Murphy was 23 and a primary school teacher and traditional Irish musician. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe judge said the trial could not proceed that day for reasons he did not want to go into, and he was hopeful it would resume on Thursday. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe judge asked the jury of nine men and three women not to speculate about the delay. (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 1 Nov2023Ashling Murphy murder trial: Jury sent away for day after first ‘speed bump’ hit
Reports that the murder trial was adjourned for a day and the jury sent away until Thursday after an unexplained delay, with the trial due to resume then.
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Live blog of the trial's session on 1 November 2023. The trial started on 17 October, the judge said the trial could not proceed that day, and the jury was told to return the next day.
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