Man arrested in connection with the murder of primary school teacher Ashling Murphy has been remanded in custody for another two weeks. The formal directions from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is pending.
Ashling Murphy (23) was found dead near Grand Canal in Tullamore on January 12 where she went for routine running. It is believed that the accused, Jozef Puska (31) attacked Ashling near the canal which led to her death.
Gardai arrested Mr. Puska after a few days while he was getting treatment from a hospital for unexplained wounds. The gardai had said that they had enough evidences to prove that Mr. Puska was the murderer.
The Slovakian national faced his second hearing at Cloverhill District Court today.
Mr Puska, who has been granted legal aid, appeared before Judge Victor Blake via video link.
Judge Blake told Mr Puska he was further remanded in custody to appear again on February 9, ‘for formal DPP directions.’ He also noted that an interpreter would be required on the next date.
The DPP has yet to complete a book of evidence.
Source: Journal.ie