A Jordanian national, Ahmad Al-Saqar, who was suspected of murdering New York mother Jamey Carney in her Ireland home, was reportedly allowed to stay in the country even after his asylum application was denied. Al-Saqar arrived in Ireland in 2024 and was not required to leave following the rejection of his asylum bid, according to Irish media.
The reason for the rejection of Al-Saqar's asylum application remains unclear. The New York Post reported that this circumstance allowed him to remain in Ireland long enough to be implicated in Carney's death.
Carney, a mother of one from Westchester, New York, who had relocated to Ireland in 2021, was discovered deceased in her home in Killarney. Her daughter found her severely beaten and suffocated, according to a medical examination. Al-Saqar, who had married Carney in an Islamic ceremony, has been identified as a person of interest by the Gardaí, Ireland's national police force.
Friends described Al-Saqar as a staunch pro-Palestinian activist. In the week prior to Carney's murder, he reportedly requested a significant sum of money, approximately $5,700, from her. Authorities are currently attempting to apprehend Al-Saqar and question him in connection with Carney's death. He is believed to have fled to Turkey before Carney's body was discovered, and Ireland does not have an extradition treaty with his native Jordan, complicating efforts to bring him to justice.