Irish police consider travel to Jordan over Jamey Carney murder investigation

Garda! investigating the murder of 43-year-old American woman Jamey Carney are preparing a mutual assistance request with authorities in Jordan, according to the Irish Times. Police want to travel to Amman to interview her former boyfriend, Ahmed Al Saqar, who was arrested in Jordan last week and is a person of interest in the case, provided he consents to the meeting. [1]

BreakingNews.ie and the Irish Times both report that Carney was found dead at her home on Muckross Road in Killarney, County Kerry, on July 7th. Her body was discovered by her 13-year-old daughter. Al Saqar left Ireland on a flight from Dublin Airport to Turkey hours before her body was found, after which police launched a murder investigation and alerted international authorities. [1][2][3][4]

Carney was born in New York and moved to Ireland with her daughter in 2021, according to BreakingNews.ie. A postmortem examination was completed by state pathologist Dr Linda Mulligan, but police have kept the results private for operational reasons. Funeral services for Carney were held at St Mary's Cathedral in Killarney. [2][4]

The Irish Times reported that Irish police are now liaising with the Garda Mutual Assistance Section in Dublin to arrange the travel to Amman. The Taoiseach has also urged social media platforms to take down horrific content connected to the killing. [1]