Catherine Fegan: Ashling Murphy's family look on as those who covered for her killer seek to avoid jail

"Relatives of Jozef Puska were told they face 'very real risk of custody'"

"The Puska women - Lucia Istokova, Jozefina Grundzova and Viera ­Gaziova - squeezed themselves into the accused's bench beside an interpreter."

"There was no more room for the men, Marek and Lubomir, so they sat on a bench normally assigned to prison guards, next to another interpreter."

Relatives of Jozef Puska were told they face 'very real risk of custody'. The Puska women - Lucia Istokova, Jozefina Grundzova and Viera ­Gaziova - squeezed themselves into the accused's bench beside an interpreter. There was no more room for the men, Marek and Lubomir, so they sat on a bench normally assigned to prison guards, next to another interpreter. Two interpreters were present to assist family members. Men occupied seating typically used by prison staff because standard seating was full.

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