Ashling Murphy accused alleged to have followed woman 'very slowly' and stared at her

Ashling Murphy was killed while out running in January 2022.

A woman has described how murder accused Jozef Puska made her feel uncomfortable when he cycled behind her "very slowly" and fixed her with what she said "felt like an intimidating stare" less than 90 minutes before Ashling Murphy was stabbed to death by the Grand Canal in Tullamore.

Annemarie Kelly told the trial of Jozef Puska, who denies murdering the 23-year-old schoolteacher, that she contacted gardaí both on the evening after hearing of Ms Murphy's death and the following day because, she said: "There was a man following me as I was out on my walk and he was following me for quite a bit of time."