News 'Evil' man found guilty of murdering schoolteacher Ashling Murphy by stabbing her in neck A man described as ‘evil in the room’ has been found guilty of murdering a schoolteacher’ by stabbing her in the neck 11 times, before slicing it in a brutal 12th wound. Jozef Puska killed schoolteacher Ashling Murphy in Tullasmore, Co Offaly November 9, 2023