The jury in the trial of Jozef Puska's brothers and sisters in law over their actions following the murder of teacher Ashling Murphy in 2022 will resume its deliberations tomorrow.
Ms Murphy was stabbed to death by Jozef Puska on 12 January 2022, in a random attack while she was out walking along the Grand Canal near her home in Tullamore, Co Offaly.
Puska’s brothers, 36-year-old Marek and 38-year-old Lubomir Junior, have pleaded not guilty to withholding vital information from gardaí.
Their wives, 32-year-old Jozefina Grundzova and 40-year-old Viera Gaziova, deny burning Jozef Puska’s clothes to impede his arrest or prosecution.
Jozef Puska returned to the home he shared with family as well as his brothers and their families on the night of 12 January, before travelling to Dublin with his parents.
He was brought to hospital the following morning with stab wounds to his abdomen.
He was arrested on 18 January and taken to court the following day, charged with Ms Murphy’s murder. A jury convicted him following a trial in 2023.
The jurors in the trial of his brothers and sisters in law have been told they must bring in unanimous verdicts at this juncture and can take whatever time they deem appropriate.
They have now been deliberating for just over ten hours.
