The trial of a 32-year-old man accused of murdering school teacher Ashling Murphy last year is set to go ahead in June, the Central Criminal Court heard on Friday.
Jozef Puska, with an address listed as Lynally Grove, Mucklagh, Co Offaly, is charged with murdering the 23-year-old primary school teacher at Cappincur, Tullamore, Co Offaly, on January 12, 2022.
Ms Murphy was allegedly fatally assaulted while jogging along a stretch of the Grand Canal in Tullamore known as Fiona’s Way, in memory of missing woman Fiona Pender.