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Person of Interest Detained in Jordan as Gardaí Pursue Murder Inquiry into Jamey Carney

The arrest creates legal and diplomatic hurdles for returning the suspect to Ireland because no extradition treaty exists with Jordan.

Overview

  • Gardaí opened a murder investigation after Jamey Carney, a 43-year-old US woman, was found dead at her Killarney home; a State Pathologist concluded she died by suffocation.
  • Irish investigators established a six-hour window of interest and say the man they want to question left Killarney by bus, flew from Dublin via Istanbul and later reached his home country.
  • RTÉ reports the man has been detained in Jordan and Garda headquarters has been informed though he has not been named or charged in Ireland.
  • Gardaí have alerted Interpol, Europol and US authorities and the Justice Minister said officers will use policing and diplomatic channels to seek the suspect’s return despite legal hurdles.
  • Irish media say the man’s asylum claim was refused and under appeal but Gardaí have not confirmed that detail; the US State Department is providing consular help to Carney’s family.