A mum has been found beaten to death in her home, with police launching an urgent manhunt. Jamey Carney, 43, was discovered with serious head injuries at her home in the Homeland Estate on Muckross Road in Killarney, Co Kerry, on Tuesday afternoon.

According to the Irish Mirror, gardai are searching for a man in his 20s who had been living at an IPAS centre in Killarney after arriving in Ireland in the middle of 2024 as an applicant for international protection. The newspaper reported the suspect, described as being from the Middle East, previously lived in France, knew Ms Carney and occasionally stayed at her home. The American-born mother-of-one, originally from New York, had lived in Killarney for around five years and was the mother of a 13-year-old daughter. The Irish Mirror reported that Ms Carney's daughter became concerned for her mother's welfare at around 1.20pm on Tuesday and alerted a family friend. That friend contacted a man she knew, who immediately phoned gardai. Emergency services attended the property, where Ms Carney was pronounced dead

According to the Irish Mirror, Ms Carney's body had been covered with a duvet after she suffered serious head injuries during what sources described as a brutal attack.

The newspaper reported investigators believe she was beaten to death late on Monday night or during the early hours of Tuesday and may have remained undiscovered for up to 13 hours.

It also reported that an argument between Ms Carney and a man was allegedly heard at the house on Monday night

A source told the Irish Mirror: "There is a major search for him." Another source said: "There is no doubt she was murdered."

A further source added: "It probably happened overnight."

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