DNA profile from under Ashling Murphy's fingernails matched Jozef Puska, court told

Dr Lorna Flanagan told court she received swabs that had been taken from under the nails of each of Ms Murphy's hands during an autopsy carried out by State Pathologist Dr Dr SallyAnne Collis 

Detective Inspector Brian Farrell told the court hat following Ashling Murphy's death on January 12 last year they were 'dealing with a horrendous fatality, a murder' and they were "acting as quickly as possible" to find the person responsible. 

A DNA profile taken from underneath Ashling Murphy's fingernails matched that of Jozef Puska, the man accused of her murder, a scientist has told the Central Criminal Court.

Dr Lorna Flanagan on Friday told prosecution counsel Anne-Marie Lawlor SC she received swabs that had been taken from under the nails of each of Ms Murphy's hands during an autopsy carried out by State Pathologist Dr Dr SallyAnne Collis.