'No proof' that sisters-in-law knew Puska had killed Ashling Murphy, say defence

Jozefina Grundzova and Viera Gaziova are on trial with their husbands, accused of impeding Jozef Puska's apprehension or prosecution by burning his clothes

Lubomir Puska and Viera Gaziova, both of Lynally Grove, Mucklagh, Tullamore, Co Offaly, at the Criminal Courts of Justice (CCJ) on Parkgate Street in Dublin during their trial. Picture: IrishPhotoDesk.ie

Jozef Puska's sisters-in-law could not have known and did not believe that he murdered Ashling Murphy when they burned the clothes he was wearing at the time he stabbed 23-year-old schoolteacher to death, defence lawyers have told the Central Criminal Court.

Lawyers for Jozefina Grundzova, age 32, and Viera Gaziova, age 40, delivered their closing speeches to a jury on Tuesday. The two women are on trial with their husbands, Marek Puska, age 36, and Lubomir Puska, age 38.