Police investigate killing of former Westchester woman found dead in Ireland
Police in Ireland say the death of a woman formerly from Westchester is being considered a murder.
A Westchester woman was found dead in Ireland, where police say they are investigating her death as a murder.
Irish authorities identified the victim as 43-year-old Jamey Carney.
Police say she was found inside her home in Killarney on Tuesday.
News 12 spoke with Carney's cousin, who says that while she spent the last several years living in Ireland, she was a proud New Yorker raised in Yonkers.
"Jamey was someone who was such a kind, sweet, loving mother that, not only is it devastating to lose someone like her in the world, but, if you ask me, the world needs a lot more people like my cousin Jamey," said her cousin Ryan Fox.
Police have not announced any arrests and continue searching for a suspect, who authorities believe fled the country.
Carney had been living in Ireland with her daughter for several years.
An Irish radio journalist told News 12 that the community has been devastated by her death.
"Several people who knew her, in streams of tears, in total shock that this would have happened. Leaving flowers and messages alongside the house where she was found," the journalist said. "That's kind of the testament as to how well she was known, how well she integrated over the last number of years in Killarney."
Authorities continue to investigate the case. They're working with International Law Enforcement to locate a suspect.
News 12 will provide updates as more information becomes available.
