Jozef Puska's sisters-in-law burned his clothes after Ashling Murphy's murder, barrister tells jury

Jozef Puska was handed a life sentence in January 2023 for Ashling Murphy's murder

Members of Jozef Puska's family (all with back to camera and hoods ) pictured in December 2023 where four other family members were charged with withholding information and impeding the prosecution of Jozef Puska who was convicted of the murder of Ashling Murphy. File picture: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

Gardaí couldn't find the clothes Jozef Puska wore when he murdered Ashling Murphy because his sisters-in-law had burned them, a barrister has told a jury at the Central Criminal Court.

Sean Gillane SC, for the Director of Public Prosecutions, opened the trial on Tuesday morning of Jozef Puska's brothers, who are charged with withholding information, and their wives, who are charged with burning Puska's clothes to impede his arrest or prosecution.