Trial begins for Puska family members charged with assisting Ashling Murphy's killer

Marek Puska, aged 34; and Lubomir Puska, aged 35; and their wives Jozefina Grundzova, aged 33, and Viera Gaziova, aged 38, who have addresses in Mucklagh, Tullamore, Co Offaly, have pleaded not guilty

Ashling Murphy was just 23 when she was murdered at Cappincur, Tullamore, in January 2022. File Picture: Facebook

The trial has begun of two brothers and their wives, each accused of withholding information or assisting Jozef Puska after he had murdered 23-year-old school teacher Ashling Murphy in Tullamore three years ago.

At the Central Criminal Court, Ms Justice Caroline Biggs swore a jury of five women and seven men to hear the trial — which is expected to last up to five weeks.