Ashling Murphy's killer 'hasn't said sorry' as he's watched around clock in jail
Ashling Murphy's killer has not apologised for her murder once, a source from the prison where he is being watched around the clock has said.
Jozef Puska, 33, is in a cell on his own and is getting 24-hour protection for his own safety. A source said he still maintains he is innocent despite being found guilty of killing the 23-year-old woman on a canal path in Tullamore, County Offaly, Ireland, on January 12, 2022. However, no decision has been made yet as to where he will serve his life sentence.
Father-of-five Puska and his legal team claim he should be held along with sex offenders at the Midlands or Arbour Hill prisons since he was convicted as a minor for having underage sex with a girl in his native Slovakia years ago. However, he got the Probation Act and never went to jail for the offence.
Ashling Murphy was killed in January 2022
Ashling's mum holds a picture of her daughter after Puska was found guilty at the Central Criminal Court in Dublin (PA)Some prison bosses believe he should not be treated as a sex offender since he was only a minor at the time and should serve his time in Mountjoy, reports the Irish Mirror. The operational staff in the Irish Prison Service hope to sort the issue out over the coming weeks.
Under Irish Prison rules, sex offenders have to be kept away from the rest of the general prison population. A prison source said: "Puska has not used the word sorry once since his conviction last week. He still maintains he is innocent when all the evidence proves otherwise.
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"He is being watched around the clock so that he does not try to take his own life. Cloverhill is technically a remand prison although there are a few lifers here who work in the jail. They are regarded as 'enhanced' prisoners because of their good behaviour. If I were a betting man I'd say he will end up in Mountjoy at some stage, which is the last place in the world he wants to be.
Puska being led to Tullamore District Court (PA)"He is terrified he will be attacked there and would prefer to serve his time among the sex offenders who are all much older and less of a danger to him. He is a far more clever guy than what everyone thinks. He has yet to tell anyone what his motivation was for killing that poor girl in the first place let alone apologise."
It is understood that Puska will be kept on suicide watch for several months. He is allowed to exercise on his own every day accompanied by a prison guard. The Irish Prison Service does not comment on individual prisoners.
After Puska was sentenced to life in prison, Ashling's boyfriend spoke of his heartache at losing his soulmate. He told Puska: "Because of you, I've lost my Ashling. Because if you, I will never get to marry my soulmate. Because of you, I will never see her smile again... I will have to somehow carry on without her." He accused Puska of smirking, smiling and showing "zero remorse during this trial".
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