A 33-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to the murder of 23-year-old schoolteacher, Ashling Murphy in Tullamore, Co Offaly, last year.
The charge of murder was put to Jozef Puska, from Lynally Grove, Mucklagh, in Co Offaly, before a jury was sworn in to try him at the Central Criminal Court this afternoon.
Mr. Puska pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The prosecution is expected to begin outlining its case tomorrow morning and the trial could potentially last five weeks.
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Ashling Murphy was killed while she was jogging along the Grand Canal in Tullamore on 12 January last year.
