Five people appear in court in connection with Ashling Murphy’s murder

Five people have appeared in court charged in connection with the murder of Ashling Murphy.

Ashling, a 23-year-old primary school teacher was murdered while out for a run in Tullamore, Co. Offaly on January 12th 2022. All five people arrested in connection with the murder were taken into custody in Dublin yesterday and were brought before the Tullamore District Court this morning. Marek Puska, 34, Lubomir Puska, 35, and Lucia Istokova, 34, were each charged with withholding information on dates between January 12th 2022 and January 27th 2022, according to RTÉ News. Jozefina Grundzova, 33, and Viera Gaziova, 38, were then charged with impeding the arrest of an alleged offender on dates between 12th and 14th of January 2022. The courts have imposed reporting restrictions on publishing the addresses of the five accused, who are all from Slovakia originally and were provided with an interpreter. Judge Michele Finan remanded the five people on bail with numerous conditions, including that they all surrender their passports, remain at the addresses provided and notify Gardaí of any changes. They are now due back before Tullamore District Court on July 26th when the book of evidence will be served. The five have also been granted legal aid. The trial of 32-year-old Jozef Puska, the man accused of Murphy's murder, is due to take place later this year.

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