Overview

• Ms Justice Caroline Biggs set 22 October to hear victim impact evidence before imposing sentences on the five convicted relatives.
• Brothers Marek and Lubomir Puska and wife Lucia Istokova face sentencing for withholding information, while sisters‑in‑law Viera Gaziova and Jozefina Grundzova were found guilty of assisting by burning Jozef Puska’s clothes.
• The judge said there is a very real risk of custodial sentences and told the defendants to get their affairs in order, highlighting the need to arrange childcare.
• Defence submissions cited psychological reports referencing the family’s Roma background, non‑Irish status, arrival in Ireland around 2013, and responsibility for 14 children under 16 in seeking leniency.
• Istokova admitted she initially hid key details from gardaí, later telling investigators her husband said he did not mean “to kill that girl,” while Ashling Murphy’s family attended court and are expected to give statements.