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He along with four other family members were sentenced this week for their efforts to cover up evidence of their relative’s murder of the 23-year-old primary school teacher in 2022. Puska’s brothers Marek and Lubomir (37) were sentenced to 30 months each in prison. Lubomir’s wife Viera Gaziova (40) was sentenced to 24 months and Marek’s wife Jozefina to 21 months. Jozef Puska’s partner and the mother of his children, Lucia Istokova (36), will serve a 20-month sentence. Advertisement The assault on Marek Puska happened last night in the Dublin prison and it is understood the Irish Prison Service (IPS) are carrying out their own discipline investigation while they have also referred the case to gardaí. The IPS said they could not comment on individual prisoner cases. A statement has been requested from An Garda Síochána. On June 17 this year, a jury accepted the prosecution’s case that Lubomir Jnr and Marek misled gardai by failing to disclose vital information when they gave witness statements, while their wives – Gaziova and Grundzova – burned Jozef’s clothes to impede his arrest or prosecution. All four had pleaded not guilty to all charges. Jozef Puska’s partner Lucia Istokova pleaded guilty to withholding information in May this year before the commencement of the trial. Readers like you are keeping these stories free for everyone... A mix of advertising and supporting contributions helps keep paywalls away from valuable information like this article. Over 5,000 readers like you have already stepped up and support us with a monthly payment or a once-off donation. Support The Journal Niall O'Connor Send Tip or Correction Embed this post To embed this post, copy the code below on your site Email “Investigation launched as brother of Jozef Puska attacked in Mountjoy Prison overnight”. 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