Jozef Puska has received a mandatory life sentence for the murder of Ashling Murphy.During sentencing, Judge Mr. Justice Tony Hunt expressed the need for judges to have the final say in determining minimum terms. In a poignant victim impact statement,
Murphy’s boyfriend, Ryan Casey, revealed their plans to move to Dubai and build a home together. Ashling Murphy’s family, including her brother Cathal, sister Amy, and Ryan Casey, faced the media after Puska was found guilty.
A statement on behalf of Ashling’s mother, Kathleen, detailed the heartbreaking discovery of her untouched dinner on the night of her death. Amy Murphy, in her court statement, described the family’s continued practice of setting the table for five, emphasizing that Puska would not live rent-free in her mind.
Trial Judge Mr. Justice Tony Hunt, in delivering the mandatory life sentence, expressed that if given the authority to impose a minimum term, it would be a substantial one
