THE MAIN PERSON of interest being sought by gardaí in relation to the murder of US woman Jamey Carney has been arrested in his native Jordan. 

Ahmad Al-Saqar, who was romantically involved with Carney for a number of months before her violent death, was detained by Jordan’s Public Security Directorate. 

Al-Saqar had been living in Ireland for a number of years having claimed asylum here. 

He comes from a town in northern Jordan called Al Husn, within the Irbid region. It is understood that Al-Saqar took a flight to Turkey before travelling on to his home country immediately after the killing of Jamey Carney. 

He had already left Ireland when the 43-year-old American’s body was discovered last Tuesday in the home she shared with her teenage daughter, on the Muckross Road in Killarney. She was originally from New York. 

A garda spokesperson previously said that investigating officers were satisfied that the person of interest had “left the jurisdiction in the early hours of Tuesday 7 July prior to the body of the deceased female being discovered”. 

Gardaí also suspected that he was interacting with his social media accounts after Carney’s death. 

This is a breaking news story and will be updated.

-With reporting from Political Editor Christina Finn.