Killarney, Ireland — Jamey Carney, a 43-year-old mother of one originally from Westchester County, New York, who had lived in Ireland since 2001, was found dead in her home on Muckross Road in Killarney on July 8, 2026. Gardaí are treating her death as murder, with significant forensic, CCTV, and witness evidence pointing to her boyfriend, 28-year-old Jordanian national Ahmad Al-Saqar, as a key person of interest.

Carney was reportedly beaten — possibly with part of a toilet — and suffocated with a hand over her mouth before being found in her bed. Her 13-year-old daughter is believed to have discovered the body with a duvet placed over it.

Al-Saqar, who had been in a relationship with Carney for about 18 months and had participated with her in pro-Palestine activism, allegedly asked her for around €5,000 (roughly $5,700) just one week before the killing, according to reports citing friends of the victim.

The pair had re

portedly entered into an Islamic marriage ceremony. Al-Saqar, a failed asylum seeker who arrived in Ireland in 2024 (initially via the UK and Northern Ireland), fled the country shortly after the murder. He took a late-night bus from Killarney to Dublin, then boarded a flight from Dublin Airport to Istanbul, Turkey, early on July 8 — before the body was discovered and an international alert was issued.

Authorities believe he may have used contacts to travel onward to Jordan, his home country, where there is no extradition treaty with Ireland. However, recent reports indicate that Al-Saqar has been detained by Jordanian authorities (Public Security Directorate) in the past 48 hours. No formal charges have been filed in Ireland yet, and returning him could prove complex.

Gardaí had described him as a “person of interest” and sought him for questioning. He was seen with Carney in the days leading up to the murder, including on Sunday and Monday.

The case has sparked broader discussions in Ireland about immigration, asylum processes, and violence against women, amid a reported rise in such incidents in 2026.

A file on the case is expected to be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions. Carney’s funeral arrangements have been reported in local media.

Sources: New York Post