The main suspect in the Jamey Carney murder investigation could be prosecuted in his home country of Jordan. 

The American mother of one was found dead in her Killarney home earlier this month and a post-mortem concluded that she died violently. 

However, the main suspect in the Garda investigation had already fled the country by the time her body was found; flying out first to Turkey and then travelling on to Jordan. 

Since arriving in Jordan, he has been arrested and remains in police custody. 

Since the arrest, two Gardaí have flow out to assist Jordanian authorities with the investigation. 

However, there is currently no extradition treaty between Ireland and Jordan, meaning some doubt whether he will ever step foot on Irish soil again. 

“In Jordan, they generally rely on the Jordanian constitution, which would deal with extradition requests and thereafter bilateral agreements, which are predominantly agreements with other Arab League nations,” solicitor Ciarán Mulholland explained on The Claire Byrne Show.  

“As things stand at the moment, Ireland and Jordan do not have an extradition agreement and there is a historical reluctance in Jordan to extradite their citizens.

“It is something that is frowned upon, public opinion is opposed to it generally; there is ultimately a custom and convention that extraditions will not proceed with against their own citizens.”

Ireland recently negotiated an extradition treaty with the United Arab Emirates, which is expected to facilitate the extradition of Daniel Kinahan to Ireland at some point in the near future. 

However, it is likely that Jordan will decline to negotiate one and could instead prosecute the suspect domestically. 

“Generally, they would prefer to carry out their own investigations domestically, irrespective of the allegations occurring outside the State,” Mr Mulholland said. 

“Ireland can certainly seek and pursue a bilateral treaty and arrangement, which will involve executive involvement in Jordan. 

“They can also participate in a domestic prosecution; however, I would strongly suspect that Gardaí and the Irish authorities would be opposed to that.”

Gardaí have asked for anyone with any information in connection to the death of Ms Carney to contact Killarney Garda Station. 

Any woman who has been impacted by domestic violence can contact Women’s Aid’s National Freephone Helpline 1800 341 900 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Main image: Jamey Carney.