Rostislav Pokuta, a friend of the man accused of murdering schoolteacher Ashling Murphy, testified in the Central Criminal Court that Jozef Puska appeared at his house on the night of the murder, looking battered and reluctant to discuss the events. Pokuta, who provided Mr. Puska a lift home, expressed concern about Puska’s physical state but received little information. Mr. Puska, denying the murder charge, allegedly mentioned having been in a fight or some altercation in town.
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Detective Garda Ciaran Byrne presented the court with detailed analysis of Fitbit data from Ashling Murphy’s watch, shedding light on her activities leading up to her tragic death. The Fitbit tracked consistent data from around 3 pm on the day she was killed until just after 3:20 pm. The data revealed her brisk walk along the Grand Canal in Tullamore, with graphs depicting pace, altitude, direction, and heart rate. The heart rate graph indicated a sudden decrease at 3:21 pm, coinciding with a change in her movement described as “violently fluctuating.”
