Mr Justice Tony Hunt made the comments while charging the jury of nine men and three women.
There was no connection between primary school teacher Ashling Murphy and Jozef Puska, who is accused of murdering her, a judge has emphasised
Ms Murphy, 23, was killed while exercising on a canal pathway in Tullamore, Co Offaly, on January 12 last year.Ms Murphy died after being attacked while she was jogging along the canal bank at Cappincur Addressing the nine male and three female jurors, judge Mr Justice Tony Hunt said they must not be afraid of their verdict and any public opinion of the case “has nothing to do with it”.
Reading from a Supreme Court ruling, Mr Hunt said the presumption of innocence means having “an open mind that assumes nothing against the accused”.But he said “a proof beyond reasonable doubt” does not stretch to “far-fetched” scenarios and “a reasonable doubt is not an invented doubt”.
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