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Puska told the court that he was ‘trying to help’ Ms Murphy.

Puska told the court that he was ‘trying to help’ Ms Murphy.

The man accused of murdering Ashling Murphy has told his trial that he was a witness to her murder and that he was stabbed three times by the same person who at...

The trial of Jozef Puska, accused of murdering 23-year-old school teacher Ashling in Co Offaly, continues in Court 13 of Dublin's Criminal Courts of Justice

It was just a little over two days after Ashling Murphy (pictured) was found stabbed in a ditch on January 12 last year that Jozef Puska allegedly claimed that he was responsible for the crime.

The trial of Jozef Puska, accused of murdering 23-year-old school teacher Ashling in Co Offaly, continues in Court 13 of Dublin's Criminal Courts of Justice

She was a slip of a girl. Standing just over 5ft 2ins feet (1.61m) tall and weighing eight-and-a-half stone (52kgs), according to the post-mortem.

Ashling Murphy died from 12 stab wounds to the neck and suffered injuries to her hands that may have been when she tried to protect herself

A GARDA and a colleague attempted CPR and chest compressions to Ashling Murphy for ten to 15 minutes after they arrived at the Grand Canal in Tullamore, a jury has heard.

Woman wore necklace with word ‘Ashling’ and her face was covered in ‘a lot of blood’, Garda tells court