Statement issued by the Ministries of Interior and Justice
Regarding the suspicion of a Jordanian citizen in the murder of an American citizen in Ireland

A statement issued by the Ministries of Interior and Justice clarified that the security authorities in the Kingdom received a report from the Irish authorities concerning the murder of an American woman in Ireland. Initial investigations indicate that a Jordanian citizen is suspected of committing the crime.

The statement added that the security authorities immediately launched search and investigation operations and tracked the suspect after locating his residence and whereabouts. He was arrested, his statement was taken according to standard procedures, and he was then referred to the Public Prosecutor of the Major Criminal Court, who initiated the investigation and ordered his detention for 15 days at the Correctional and Rehabilitation Center to continue the investigation